JerryPH
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You have not explained how RAID1 can possibly be better at protecting your data when it only handles failure of a drive and does nothing to protect you against theft, fire or other physical damage whilst external backup protects against all four eventualities.
The above quote strikes me as entirely wrong. You certainly can get much better protection for your data by getting a couple of cheap USB disk caddies. You protect against the whole gamut of dangers mentioned for about £20 more than the cost of the drives.
JerryPH said:Honestly, for a home user, a RAID1 external solution is probably the best bang for the buck.
I did not think it needed explaining. It handles fire and theft in the same identical manner your USB caddy would. It is external, it is portable (put it in your fire-proof safe or external location after backing things up if this is important to you, it *is* superior to a single drive. The cost is marginally higher, yes... but a USB caddy is a single drive and smaller case. Well worth the minor cost difference vs the benefits.
I think we'ved jaw-wagged this topic to death... lol