garym wrote: 
> +1, RAID is almost worthless in the context of media backup (unless
> you're running a business that uses this info and you need instant data
> access if there is a data failure). RAID is *not* a backup plan.  Almost
> any low power modern computer will run Vortexbox.  They work best with
> internal HD, but with some command line knowledge one can use external
> HDDs, etc.

What then *is* a backup plan?  I'm not sure I understand this line of
argument.  If my HDD fails, I lose my FLAC library ... which I have
spent countless hours ripping, tagging, etc.  How is a secondary back-up
drive a more robust solution than RAID 1?  

And although I understand the off-premise argument, I'm not interested
in taking it that far.  If my house burns down, I'll have bigger
problems to worry about.


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