ppp Messages 2,671 Edit My Images Yes 30 Mar 2009 #1 After 2x 2TB internal sata2 hard drives 32mb cache, cheapest i can find is £250 each for some crappy WD green drive thing. Anyone know of anywhere cheaper?
After 2x 2TB internal sata2 hard drives 32mb cache, cheapest i can find is £250 each for some crappy WD green drive thing. Anyone know of anywhere cheaper?
LeeP Messages 1,188 Name Lee Edit My Images No 30 Mar 2009 #2 2TB hdd's are expensive at the moment. Have you considered a 1.5TB? http://www.cclonline.com/product-in...ory_id=112&manufacturer_id=0&tid=st31500341as
2TB hdd's are expensive at the moment. Have you considered a 1.5TB? http://www.cclonline.com/product-in...ory_id=112&manufacturer_id=0&tid=st31500341as
C Chillimonster Messages 4,771 Name Chris Edit My Images Yes 30 Mar 2009 #3 For the price of 2 x 2tb's i'd be tempted to get a Nas Box and 4 x 1tb drives. As the price of 2tb's come down you could replace them all.
For the price of 2 x 2tb's i'd be tempted to get a Nas Box and 4 x 1tb drives. As the price of 2tb's come down you could replace them all.
LeeP Messages 1,188 Name Lee Edit My Images No 30 Mar 2009 #4 Chillimonster said: For the price of 2 x 2tb's i'd be tempted to get a Nas Box and 4 x 1tb drives. As the price of 2tb's come down you could replace them all. Click to expand... I guess it depends on what he needs them for. NAS is great - but tends to be considerably slower at caching thumbnails etc than USB/backplane.
Chillimonster said: For the price of 2 x 2tb's i'd be tempted to get a Nas Box and 4 x 1tb drives. As the price of 2tb's come down you could replace them all. Click to expand... I guess it depends on what he needs them for. NAS is great - but tends to be considerably slower at caching thumbnails etc than USB/backplane.
Dangermouse Squeaky Clean Messages 10,162 Edit My Images No 31 Mar 2009 #6 Watching this thread for a day or two .....see whats available for me