Which External HD's running Raid 1 (@ least 2 TB)???

gl600 · Jan 3, 2010

I'm looking to get an external HD that has Raid 1 capability to back up all of my photo's. Does anyone have suggestions?

[I'm also looking for a portable external Hd with a built in card reader... it does not need to be able to view the photo's, just reliable]

TokZik · Jan 3, 2010

why would you want it to be compatible with raid 1 ??.... im confused
that is rated as slow compared to todays hardward.

gl600 · Jan 3, 2010

TokZik said:
why would you want it to be compatible with raid 1 ??.... im confused
that is rated as slow compared to todays hardward.

I have not researched much. (I am all researched out as I have just bought a bunch of photo gear and have been researching stuff for close to a month now... blah!)
what would you suggest?

TokZik · Jan 3, 2010

a 1tb sata external X2
It works out cheaper to buy a sata external enclosure that can house 1tb sata drive then buy hdd urself and instal it "2 cables"

then buy a second one hehe

gl600 · Jan 3, 2010

TokZik said:
a 1tb sata external X2
It works out cheaper to buy a sata external enclosure that can house 1tb sata drive then buy hdd urself and instal it "2 cables"

Can you please send me a link to "a 1tb sata external X2"

I also did not fully understand what it is cheaper than:meh:

(I remind you that I have not researched whats out there.

)

gl600 · Jan 3, 2010

I was looking at something like
LaCie 2TB Hard Disk MAX Dual Drive RAID External Hard Drive

TokZik · Jan 3, 2010

sorry, i will re-explane.

its cheaper to buy the components yourself and put it together than it is to buy the equipment ready made.

here is the 2 things you will need .

THE HARD DRIVE You will need 2 of these
&
THE ENCLOSURE you will need one of these.

its very simple to install, no software needed

icassell · Jan 3, 2010

I got this one in November, so it's a bit early to say much. It seems to be working fine so far (running USB and not eSATA at the moment).

Amazon.com: Cavalry Storage CADA-SA2 Series 2 TB USB / eSATA 2-bay RAID Personal Disk Array (Black) CADA002SA2-B - Includes eSATA Kit: Electronics

Oh ...

And this is slow but has been reliable for me for card reader/HDD (they now make fancier ones allowing you to view too)

http://www.amazon.com/WOLVERINE-FlashPac-Memory-Storage-7100/dp/B0007WLI16

TokZik · Jan 3, 2010

Your running USB but its running sata internally. which is good stuff

gl600 · Jan 3, 2010

It looks good, but I am looking for the easiest option...

TokZik · Jan 3, 2010

buy the best you can afford, with today's tech you wont be disappointed.
make sure it has a good guarantee

gl600 · Jan 3, 2010

TokZik said:
sorry, i will re-explane.

its cheaper to buy the components yourself and put it together than it is to buy the equipment ready made.

here is the 2 things you will need .

THE HARD DRIVE You will need 2 of these
&
THE ENCLOSURE you will need one of these.

its very simple to install, no software needed

And I can run Raid 1 on them?

TokZik · Jan 3, 2010

Raid 1 is the term used for 2 hard drives runnig in series to create a quick transfer rate between themselves and the pc/mac

but the term "raid" is lately loosely used and is sometimes used to describe any 2 hard drives that are connected together.

as long as the data transfer speed is above 200MBps the transfer will always be faster than needed (the ones i posted can handle 300MBps) MegaBitsPerSecond

most computers cant handle more than 150MBps so i wouldn't worry about what kinda speed they run at... if you ever see them running at 300MBps whilst working ith photos i would be amazed as speeds of that sort are only seen during video editing.