On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 10:37 AM, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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.
I got one of these as my backup device after my hard drive failure last year:: <http://netgear.com/Products/Storage/ReadyNASNVPlus/RND4250.aspx> It's configured as RAID 1 (same as my PC) & is upgradeable to 4TB. And I think higher, once +1TB drives become readily available. It wasn't the easiest thing to set up as you need to be a bit of a networking guru, but after much reading I managed. Also the reason the units supplied with drives are so expensive is because these are basically servers & have server spec'ed hard drives installed. Mine has a couple of the Seagate 'ES' series (Enterprise Solution) drives that are intended for 24/7 server use. The front USB port & backup button will perform a back up of an external drive. With the supplied software, backups area a breeze. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
