Hey all,
Right now I have the following drive setup on my machine:
1 x 60 GB OCZ Vertez (Boot Drive w/ Win 7 x64)
2 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda in RAID 1 array (1 TB data capacity)
1 x 300 GB Maxtor OneTouch II (very old)
Basically right now I have just under 300 GB of space. Therefore, I've been able to back up this data to my external without issue. (never running out of space) However my data collection has been rapidly growing lately, and I have a feeling I will be breaking the 300GB mark very soon.
As of now, I'm thinking about picking up a new external drive, and converting my current RAID1 array to a RAID0 array. (since I only have a 60GB OS drive now, which is 1 week old) This will provide me with 2TB of storage internally, and should speeds things up a bit. I am thinking about doing this because I recently built this new rig, and I've decided to install my larger programs onto my RAID array, versus my SSD. (apps that have lots of temporary files, less writes, etc)
Therefore, I'm looking for an external solution. I would most definitely prefer e-SATA, however it's not the end of the world if unavailable. (transfers just take longer
) I'm also looking for a solution that can provide me with 2TB, or more. RAID would be nice, but that might add some more $$ into the picture. I've looked at the 2TB WD MyBook Mirror Edtion, but that would provide me with only 1TB of storage if I put it into a RAID1. The external is for my backups, so I would think RAID1 would be best, but I'd consider running RAID0, since it would be a 2nd copy of my internal RAID array.
I currently don't own any NAS devices, but I'm willing to consider them as well.
Requirements:
- External
- 2TB or more
- RAID would be nice...
- USB2.0, prefer e-SATA
- NAS is an option...
Any recommendations?
Right now I have the following drive setup on my machine:
1 x 60 GB OCZ Vertez (Boot Drive w/ Win 7 x64)
2 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda in RAID 1 array (1 TB data capacity)
1 x 300 GB Maxtor OneTouch II (very old)
Basically right now I have just under 300 GB of space. Therefore, I've been able to back up this data to my external without issue. (never running out of space) However my data collection has been rapidly growing lately, and I have a feeling I will be breaking the 300GB mark very soon.
As of now, I'm thinking about picking up a new external drive, and converting my current RAID1 array to a RAID0 array. (since I only have a 60GB OS drive now, which is 1 week old) This will provide me with 2TB of storage internally, and should speeds things up a bit. I am thinking about doing this because I recently built this new rig, and I've decided to install my larger programs onto my RAID array, versus my SSD. (apps that have lots of temporary files, less writes, etc)
Therefore, I'm looking for an external solution. I would most definitely prefer e-SATA, however it's not the end of the world if unavailable. (transfers just take longer
I currently don't own any NAS devices, but I'm willing to consider them as well.
Requirements:
- External
- 2TB or more
- RAID would be nice...
- USB2.0, prefer e-SATA
- NAS is an option...
Any recommendations?