I'll have 2 caviar blacks in raid 0 for my sound library. 3rd one will be for audio project data. What's up with the samsung 1tb f3s? Are they better than the caviar blacks?
well you picked 1tb blacks cost 100 each the sams are 1tb and 60 bucks each.
you need a backup for the sound library and you need a backup for the project data.
the samsungs are just as fast. and they cost less. 5 are 300
with the caviar blacks 3 are 300.
so you save some money.
a lot depends on how you do your backups. tm is good but you need more then just tm. clones are good. clones and tm are better. if you have a good backup plan for the 3 hdds in the machine you would need;
at least 6 hdds or at least 6tb of backups. 3tb for tm and 3 tb of clones. that is 9 tbs that is 900 if cavair blacks and 540 if samsungs. some would say buy the best that would be these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136579&Tpk=wd2003fyys
they are 270 each or 810 for 3 in the pro and then backup with lost cost drives
caviar green below at 99 each.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136514&cm_re=wd_2tb-_-22-136-514-_-Product
there are a lot of ways to look at drives.
first rule of thumb all hdds break sooner or later you must backup.
second rule of thumb 1 copy is not good enough for a backup at least 2. that is why I said tm and clones. even better tm, clones and offsite.
the 2 rules are more important then anything when it comes to hdds unless you hold your info to be completely worthless.