On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 06:00:23PM -0600, William Robb wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Francis"
> Subject: Re: Seeking Advice From Computer Gurus
>
>
>
> >
> > What about a Network Attached Storage system?
> >
> > I'm seriously considering a 2TB array (1.5TB RAID 5) for external image
> > storage.
> > That can be hooked up with GB ethernet, although I'll probably end up using
> > the
> > 100MB connection to my wireless router.
>
> Could you expand on this idea? Perhaps point me in the direction of some
> hardware options? Right
> now, I have a 500gb mirrored drive that I am using for internal storage, and
> a couple of 750gb
> external drives that I manually back up to from time to time, But I would
> really like a better
> external storage solution, especially if it would free up an internal drive
> for striping.
>
> William Robb
Well, this is one of the options I am considering:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822165045
It's a bit confusing when shopping around - this unit
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822165047
appears very similar, but costs considerably more.
I'm still trying to pin down the differences, and compare prices
from other suppliers.
Some reviewers say the Buffalo units have slower transfer speeds
than some of the other systems (such as the Netgear ReadyNAS boxes),
but that's not my top priority. I'm planning on hooking this up
as part of my wireless network as a secondary storage tier, rather
than expecting local disk access speeds. And I've been happy so
far with my Buffalo 500GB external USB/FireWire drive (which is
my current backup solution for my notebook).
Iomega (remember them from Zip drives?) have got into the game, too:
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/5517040
is a 3TB unit, at a price in between the two 2TB units from Buffalo.
As I said, it gets confusing when you try to compare different units.
The one good thing is that the longer you wait, the lower prices get.
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