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Network Storage

  • 25-06-2010 3:02pm
    #1
    docdolittle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys, think this is the right place to put this. I'm looking for a bit of storage on my network for everyone in the house and was wondering what would be the best option. I was looking up something like this one http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152055 but I'm not too sure as I haven't done this before. Would anyone have any better recommendations?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    bette
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 496 ✭✭bette


    docdolittle wrote: »
    Hey guys, think this is the right place to put this. I'm looking for a bit of storage on my network for everyone in the house and was wondering what would be the best option. I was looking up something like this one http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152055 but I'm not too sure as I haven't done this before. Would anyone have any better recommendations?

    Thanks.
    Im using This little beast.

    It's Raid mirrored!


  • #3
    docdolittle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭docdolittle


    bette wrote: »
    Im using This little beast.

    It's Raid mirrored!

    :eek: €250 though! :p I'm looking more around the €120 mark :) I just looked up the 1TB version of the WD one you have going for the same price as the one I mentioned though... I'll have a look at that :D


  • #4
    bette
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 496 ✭✭bette


    docdolittle wrote: »
    :eek: €250 though! :p I'm looking more around the €120 mark :) I just looked up the 1TB version of the WD one you have going for the same price as the one I mentioned though... I'll have a look at that :D

    It's expensive but well worth the investment. Mirror RAID makes it very reliable. Consider how much it would cost you to replace your music, photos or videos.

    Have a look at the video...


  • #5
    docdolittle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,026 ✭✭✭docdolittle


    bette wrote: »
    It's expensive but well worth the investment. Mirror RAID makes it very reliable. Consider how much it would cost you to replace your music, photos or videos.

    Have a look at the video...
    Yea, I already lost half my music and all my stuff (Including some college project work) when my internal drive decided to die in April... (I hate seagate so much now :p ) Had to replace it with the 320 GB one from my old computer :( Getting some NAS before I upgrade my computer to SSD and a bigger secondary drive :) Is RAID really that much better? I only kind of know what it is... :o


  • #6
    bette
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 496 ✭✭bette


    docdolittle wrote: »
    Yea, I already lost half my music and all my stuff (Including some college project work) when my internal drive decided to die in April... (I hate seagate so much now :p ) Had to replace it with the 320 GB one from my old computer :( Getting some NAS before I upgrade my computer to SSD and a bigger secondary drive :) Is RAID really that much better? I only kind of know what it is... :o

    Raid is using multiple disks in tandem. Mirror is when you have two disks mirrored with the same information on both. If one fails the other still works. Then you can put a similar disk into the setup and the stuff is transferred to the new disk.

    Stripping is when two disks are used in tandem for speed. Two heads better than one sort of idea. Then there's variations of both systems using 4 discs etc...

    It's a bit early for ssd. Expensive for what it's worth but that will become the norm in time.


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