Good External HD that mirrors?

[ghostchild]

Any good external hd that mirrors data? I need 2tb or more total and firewire.

 

[ToddW2]

Why not a nAS?

 

[ghostchild]

could work but i barely have 750 gb of stuff lol no need for overkill.

 

[ToddW2]

LOL.

I got the ReadyNas DUO w/Raid1 setup. <200$ for the system, and 1TB drives are cheap.
You could stick in 2x2TB or 2x1.5TB and be on your way too.

 

[ghostchild]

isnt network slower than firewire and usb?

 

[drescherjm]

Gigabit is not slower than USB. At least USB2. To be faster than firewire you probably will have to use jumbo frames on the gigabit network.

 

[ToddW2]

USB = OMG SLOW.

If you want to plug it into a PC eSATA is good way now days.

 

[ghostchild]

mac... no esata

 

[Old Hippie]

I'd be going Firewire.

Maybe try to find something in Cooldrives discontinued items?

You don't necessarily need RAID1.

Just getting a back-up is a large step to preserving your data.

 

[ghostchild]

trust me, i need the raid lol. yes i need firewire.

 

[Old Hippie]

trust me, i need the raid lol. yes i need firewire.

I know how ya feel.

But you have to realize that any screw-ups you do will just be doubled on the RAID1 drives.

RAID1 will only help if one drive fails....unfortunately it can't protect itself from human mistakes.

You probably already know all this but in reality, just having one current external back-up will put you way ahead of the ballgame.

 

[ghostchild]

Oh i have another drive that serves as a main backup. I just need the raid for my old stuff that i need to have mirrored.