Hi Everyone,
I have a question for everyone who has ever bought or is going to buy a RAID 1 system for backups. My wife is a professional photographer and recently, I've just began wondering how terrible things would be if her external were to fail. True, it wouldn't be the end of the world, but it would hurt some feelings and probably ruin her reputation. So, I figured we could get her a RAID 1 system and have at least 2 copies at all times of the data.
My question is: What is the best RAID 1 drive for me to get her?
We don't want to spend a ton of money, but we don't want to buy some cheap crap. We want a 1TB (2x500GB) for a total of 500GB of storage. I'd prefer not spend much over $500 for this, but I know that's asking a lot, maybe. Preferably, I'd like it to be a metal enclosure, as these plastic ones just scare me. I'd prefer that it have at least FW400, but FW800 would be nice.
These are a few I've seen:
http://westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=409
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154221
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822101088
Those are just a few that I've seen. Any advice would be great. I wanted to look into the G-Safe, but it seems they're all out. Any idea where I could get one? Or is it worth it?
Thanks for the help. Remember. RAID 1. Not RAID 0. Thanks!
I have a question for everyone who has ever bought or is going to buy a RAID 1 system for backups. My wife is a professional photographer and recently, I've just began wondering how terrible things would be if her external were to fail. True, it wouldn't be the end of the world, but it would hurt some feelings and probably ruin her reputation. So, I figured we could get her a RAID 1 system and have at least 2 copies at all times of the data.
My question is: What is the best RAID 1 drive for me to get her?
We don't want to spend a ton of money, but we don't want to buy some cheap crap. We want a 1TB (2x500GB) for a total of 500GB of storage. I'd prefer not spend much over $500 for this, but I know that's asking a lot, maybe. Preferably, I'd like it to be a metal enclosure, as these plastic ones just scare me. I'd prefer that it have at least FW400, but FW800 would be nice.
These are a few I've seen:
http://westerndigital.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=409
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154221
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822101088
Those are just a few that I've seen. Any advice would be great. I wanted to look into the G-Safe, but it seems they're all out. Any idea where I could get one? Or is it worth it?
Thanks for the help. Remember. RAID 1. Not RAID 0. Thanks!