My desktop system is a fairly new P9X79 system built around an ASUS motherboard, with 32 GB of RAM inside a Corsair 800D case with capacity for 4 hot-swap drives plus two other drives. I could add additional drive bays, if I wanted to, because i'm using only 1 of the 5 drive bays in this case.
Right now, I have about 1 TB of digital photos on a separate dirve, plus a main drive for progrms, "normal data" etc. Plus a 2 TB drive for backups of the main drive (using Retrospect) and the photos (using MS SyncToy), plus the other systems on my LAN. When I start scanning all my slides pretty soon, I expect to have about 4 TB of digital photos. When that happens, I'll spring for a 4 TB drive, although by then I might be able to get a 5-6 TB drive. This is before I start dong serious editing, of course.
I'm happy with this setup, but I keep reading about all the guys who are spending a lot just for the Norco case, plus more for SAS controllers, some form of RAID (or not), etc. Am I missing something here, or should I stop thinking that I too need to get a home NAS?
Right now, I have about 1 TB of digital photos on a separate dirve, plus a main drive for progrms, "normal data" etc. Plus a 2 TB drive for backups of the main drive (using Retrospect) and the photos (using MS SyncToy), plus the other systems on my LAN. When I start scanning all my slides pretty soon, I expect to have about 4 TB of digital photos. When that happens, I'll spring for a 4 TB drive, although by then I might be able to get a 5-6 TB drive. This is before I start dong serious editing, of course.
I'm happy with this setup, but I keep reading about all the guys who are spending a lot just for the Norco case, plus more for SAS controllers, some form of RAID (or not), etc. Am I missing something here, or should I stop thinking that I too need to get a home NAS?