True... Had I only one computer, I would've gone the USB 3 route... 2 ext HD, I backup to one for one or two weeks, then deposit the drive to an off-site location, swapping it with the other HD, and use the second HD for the next period.
Problem is, using a USB drive means I have to move it around, and I'm lazy, so it won't work for me... That's why I opt for a networked solution... Hmm, that begat an interesting thought, though... Anyone knows of a cheapo box (appliance) with USB 3.0 that can expose an external HD to the network? Rgds, -- Pandu E Poluan, ~ IT Optimizer ~ On Sep 17, 2012 11:16 AM, "Dale" <[email protected]> wrote: > Pandu Poluan wrote: > > > > > > Kind of off-topic, but... > > > > For backups, I prefer a bunch of disks in a RAID configuration. After > > all, what good is an online backup system if the data becomes > > corrupted without me realizing it... > > > > I heard QNAP makes good ones. Or I can always make an LVM-based one, > > booting off a USB stick. Still considering which route to take, > > though... The former is more expensive, but the latter is not that > > much cheaper either, considering I have to build a complete system > > with a honkin' big casing + honkin' big PSU to feed them hard drives... > > > > And neither provides an off-site backup... > > > > Rgds, > > -- > > > > Pandu E Poluan, ~ IT Optimizer ~ > > > > So far, knock on wood, I have only had one drive to die on me and I got > the data off before it did with some time to spare. I agree with RAID > but what happens if the house catches fire? What if someone breaks in > and steals my puter, even tho I'm a really good shot? o_O I usually > put my backups on DVD but when you start storing videos, that goes out > the window pretty fast. So, I figure I'd just get me some sort of USB > drive and backup to that from time to time. > > Those questions are what happens when you try to account for each and > every thing that *can* happen tho. It gets expensive pretty quick. I > could just download most all the videos again so even if a few were to > get corrupted, I can most likely get them back. Things I create myself, > I have backups on DVD since it is a MUCH smaller number. Those DVDs are > in a separate building too, in case of fire or something. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > > -- > I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or > how you interpreted my words! > > >
