I really want at least 500 GB. The more space, the better, but the cheaper, the better, because I really need money for FCS2, too.
Anything come to mind?
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Most Capacious External Hard Disk for $325 (or less)
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I've got a 1TB external from OWC with warranty for $300, if you're interested.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/295649/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/295649/
? Why would you want to? Do you have individual files larger than 500 Gb?
Software RAID on 2 external USB drives? (the OneTouch III is available in Firewire versions, but at that price I am presuming USB.)
Personally I think RAID 0 (striping) is risky, but especially when you add in the extra instability of 2 cables, 2 power supplies, and USB.
Plus given the (lack of) sustained throughput, and CPU overhead of USB, contemplating 2 of them plus software RAID, I think you would get a net decrease in performance.
If you are going to stripe, either make it 2 SATA drives, or an external Firewire box that does hardware RAID internally on 2 drives.
That's great, but I read some reviews of Western Digital MyBook Pro's, and they were all pretty scary.
Yeah, I saw that, but I don't want a lot of mess. Sorry.
Care to post a link?
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I'm really looking at LaCie BigDisk Extremes. They seem to be reliable, and people like them. They're also at an acceptable price. What are your thoughts on LaCie?
As I posted in another thread a couple hours back, I just sealed the deal on a 500 GB Western Digital Pro w/ FW800 for $180 - $10 for google checkout = $170 final price (no tax, no shipping). The reviews on it over at newegg and buy.com looked good to me.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136047
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136047
Dear God those are terrible drives. Swear to God I've had 2 go out in the past week, a 250 gb and 320 gb. Google Maxtor OneTouch problems and you will find out how widespread its issues are...
are you begging for your data to get corrupted?
if you're interested in a raid solution, you will want to invest in a good enclosure with a hardware raid which by itself might cost more than $300.