Burgold Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I think I need to invest in a backup storage device. These bloody sound files take up too much room and I don't want to get rid of any of 'em. Are there any difference in quality of the units? Are they hardy or do they break down a bunch? Where's a good place to buy 'em? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenaa Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 What kink of storage unit? You can get a 500 gig or 1 TB USB hard drive and they'll be plenty reliable. If you are really concerned about it, get a drive unit that will hold 3 disks and configure them as a Raid 5 array. If one of the disks fails, swap in a replacement and it will be rebuit from parity info stored on the remaining disks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 500 would probably do it, though I might do a full tera depending on price. The space disappears faster than you ever think, doesn't it? I remember when a meg was a lot and a gig was an impossibly big number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedlightG20 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 You can look online at buy.com and amazon.com for external drives. Really anything by Seagate or Western Digital should suit you just fine. They should be plenty reliable and inexpensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 Thanks I looked up both companies at Shopper.com to get a price review. Seems like the Seagate might be slightly better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorhead Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Thanks I looked up both companies at Shopper.com to get a price review. Seems like the Seagate might be slightly better. Check out new egg. http://www.newegg.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Thanks I looked up both companies at Shopper.com to get a price review. Seems like the Seagate might be slightly better. It depends on how much you would like to spend. I'd recommend this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154220 1TB, under $400 with RAID. It only has USB and firewire (no network) but it's what I'd use. ETA: Make sure whatever you have has at least firewire (IEEE 1394) and spins at least 7200 RPM. 10000 is preferred. You may want to check into a harddrive that can be configured via Ethernet. That way, it would act like a network drive on your home network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergasun Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I recommend bulk spindles of quality DVD+R. It can be a pain if you don't have the room to store them, but I'd be surprised if you don't. Make 2 copies of every disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch_Lives59 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Check out new egg.http://www.newegg.com/ best deals around...love it I just got a 8GB thumb drive from them for 15 bucks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 500 would probably do it, though I might do a full tera depending on price. The space disappears faster than you ever think, doesn't it? I remember when a meg was a lot and a gig was an impossibly big number. I remember when hard discs hit $1/Meg, predicting that the price would never go any lower, because people were willing to pay $1/Meg, so there'd be no pressure to lower the prices any further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I remember when hard discs hit $1/Meg, predicting that the price would never go any lower, because people were willing to pay $1/Meg, so there'd be no pressure to lower the prices any further. Got to love the tech industry. The one that actually has prices that go down. Wonder why that is. Is it regulated by the US Government? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Got to love the tech industry. The one that actually has prices that go down. Wonder why that is. Is it regulated by the US Government? (At least, the parts that aren't monopolies, the prices go down.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Got to love the tech industry. The one that actually has prices that go down. Wonder why that is. Is it regulated by the US Government? Lots and lots of competition, for the most part, has kept prices down. There's also a pretty strong concept of what a computer should cost in the minds of most consumers at this point which tends to keep things relatively stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Unless you need access to all of them all the time, why not just archive old material onto DVD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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