We know you're running out of hard drive space, so consider this.
PC Connection has a 7.5TB 5big Network RAID Storage Solution for $949 with free shipping. Yes you heard right, that's 7.5TB of storage. It's a self-contained box which houses 5 1.5TB hard drives, all of which can be individually removed and replaced if necessary. Set it up using several different RAID configurations to protect against a drive failing. It also includes a gigabit network port for fast data transfers. You could store your 937,500 song music collection or 1,500 uncompressed DVD movies, for example.
Category: Storage
Or, you can go get a HP Windows Home Server, I think they are called Smart Servers for less then that and get more features. I did a Pod Cast a few years back on Blind Cool Tech of what I'm talking about. Though since then I got a 10 TB Storage, with 5 2 TB drives and it is reduntet as well. I only pay 500 bucks for Five drives. Fixing to add another five drives to the server which will give me another 10 TB bringing me up to 20 TB. And trust me I need the space. Though my Winodws Home server, is a Home Built PC. I know a friend how has a Smart Server, and it works with the Mac and Windows. I'm considering on getting me a second server, once the WHS V2 comes out.
darknexus Sunday, 21-Mar-2010 10:09 AM ET:
My advice, if you've got the know how, is a home Linux server with software RAID 5 or 6. Drives are cheap and a reasonably powered computer can be had for pretty cheap. If you don't like that idea, Solaris 10 with ZFS is even better though it is quite a bit more resource intensive. The advantage to either of these approaches however is that, if it ever becomes necessary, you can move the raid array to another machine entirely and it will still work. These hardware solutions are often device-specific, so if something goes wrong with your device you would need to buy the exact same device again to use your array without wiping it. I'd never consider using Windows for this, not after some of the NTFS corruptions I've personally experienced.
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J.J. Meddaugh is an experienced technology writer and computer enthusiast. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University with a major in telecommunications management and a minor in business. When not writing for Blind Bargains, he enjoys travel, playing the keyboard, and meeting new people.
