I've not a clue as to what your point is. I said nothing about RAID. I just want to put a bunch of files on an external drive. Why is it an oxymoron? If you're knowledgeable about such things, and feeling helpful, perhaps you can take a moment to explain the problems and benefits of such a setup.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Mishka > unless you are setting up an external RAID storage ($$$), HD backup > is an oxymoron. > > The puny 160gb hard drive that is used for storing and editing photos and > > images is pretty much filled to capacity. My thoughts are running to a USB > > or Firewire external drive for storage. Cost aside, would this be a > > better/safer way of storing the data than CDs or DVDs? Transferring the > > files would certainly be faster and easier, would it not? Is there a > > downside to using such an archiving/storage system?
