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RAID is only part of the solution
Raid will protect you from hardware failure but it doesn't protect you data from other problems like accidentally deleting something or getting a virus that causes you to restore from back up.

Still wasn't there an article about 6 months ago on 100 GB Optical disks. You'd only need 10 of those back up a terrabyte. So that's the same as having a Dual Layer DVD burner and 100 GB of Disk space. So the problem won't be any different with TB drives.

Still I'd go with RAID, it's actually quite affordable these days. Windows 2000 has software raid built not sure if XP home does though. Then MOBOs quite often come with RAID if you build your own and the cost really doesn't increase much, maybe $7 more for a MOBO with Raid. Buy it from a Major OEM and they will make you pay for it though.
Posted by: voska   Posted on: 01/05/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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My MythTV system smiles  Sabz5150 | 01/05/07
I Agree  voska | 01/05/07
haha, yea... sad when you have more storage then most companies.  Been_Done_Before | 01/06/07
Can you imagine...  morgande | 01/08/07
Backing it up?  Protector | 01/05/07
Thats what Raid 1 is for  jfp | 01/05/07
RAID is only part of the solution  voska | 01/05/07
DVD-Rs are NOT reliable over the long term!  Joel R | 01/05/07
Relying on raid for backup is not a good idea.  osreinstall | 01/05/07
This is why a high speed large capacity tape is still a requirement  msheltra | 01/05/07
next time I'll spell check =)  msheltra | 01/05/07
Tapes are subject to breaking and magnetic fields.  osreinstall | 01/05/07
Store them in a metal box (nt)  CobraA1 | 01/05/07
Now for stretch, breakage and lack of speed.  osreinstall | 01/05/07
Would this...  cashaww | 01/05/07
Remenber the jaz drive.  osreinstall | 01/05/07
I think you misspoke  mobrien_12@... | 01/05/07
Raid is not a backup.  osreinstall | 01/05/07
De[pends on how critical the data is.  B.O.F.H. | 01/05/07
Great, my dvd-recorder rips were a hungry beast  Boot_Agnostic | 01/05/07
Just a few corrections:  Grayson Peddie | 01/05/07
If we were talking RAM, you'd be right.  Joel R | 01/05/07
Well I'm used to binary...hmm...needed a refreshment...  Grayson Peddie | 01/05/07
Western Digital already has 1 TB drive for sale  bob scott_z | 01/05/07
Western Digital 1TB  misceng | 02/09/07
Message has been deleted.  nomorems | 01/05/07
Woooow, imagine how much pr0n we can store.  kraterz | 01/07/07
Video Editors ned it right now!  don_the_newbie | 01/07/07
Heh Heh  Gorets | 01/08/07
Does Vista read...  interested_amateur@... | 02/12/07
That's news to my system  darren_ellis | 02/15/07
RAMDAC Drive  misceng | 02/09/07

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