For various reasons, I want to setup some sort of external RAID that
I can connect to my PowerBook.
I have thought of two main options:
1 - Utilize a tower complete with multiple (2 for now) hard drives
and OS running, and access it via a network. This option would yield
slow transfer rates.
2 - Use external drives (daisy chained or something?) and connect
directly to my PowerBook via FireWire. However, this option raises
some other questions. In particular, my review of some external hard
drives seems to show that they aren't very reliable. From the
reviews I read, it seems like the average life span is about one
year. Another similar route would be to use home made external
drives (i.e. internal drives mounted in enclosures). But I wonder if
the reliability of creating ones own external drive is worse or
better than a manufacturer created external drive?
Anyway, any tips will be greatly appreciated.
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