I need a big drive with backup features - Page 5

petemc · 04-08-2008, 11:29

Ah thats a good point. Well another backup program that simply copies files?

Burble · 04-08-2008, 11:34

It all depends on what you want from a backup really. Do you want multiple backups? Ie, a backup made today and a backup made in the past. Do you want to do incremental backups or full backups each time?

At the bare minimum just copying everything to another place is a good start.

Del Lardo · 04-08-2008, 12:16

Gigabit switches are dirt cheap nowadays and if an external drive is mapped then lag should be minimal, my local HDD runs out of bandwidth before my gigeth network does.

Currently have three of the Netgear NAS devices at home which are being upgraded to 1TB drives as space is required. They are rather pricey and I'm currently looking at the Drobo as a future alternative though I'll probably try and source one from the US as they are noticably cheaper (as usual).

If I was in you position I would be looking at a Drobo with 3/4 750GB HDD for data backup and availability and an external 1TB HDD for data you simply cannot afford to lose which is not stored at your house.

Mark · 04-08-2008, 12:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by petemc

Drobo

Oh my! Why did you all have to make me want to go investigate. Now I want. I even have the cash to get, but have more important things planned for that money (like paying off debts from the last hardware purchase).

Oh well, it'll go on the list of things I'd like to get when the debts are cleared. My current storage system is all IDE based so at some point it's going to get obsolete.

Mondo · 04-08-2008, 13:55

I want a Drogo now too

Feek · 04-08-2008, 13:58

Me too. £289 on eBay

Del Lardo · 04-08-2008, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

Me too. £289 on eBay

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=722849
£238.51

Burble · 04-08-2008, 14:15

Nice idea but I'd be baulking at forking out an extra £150 or so to get ethernet connectivity for it.

leowyatt · 04-08-2008, 14:39

Haha I've been hankering after a drobo since hearing it on macbreak around 2 months ago

great little thing. You can get a rebate/discount using macbreak but I'm not sure if that is just for the US.

Del Lardo · 04-08-2008, 14:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burble

Nice idea but I'd be baulking at forking out an extra £150 or so to get ethernet connectivity for it.

Thinking about buying one as I can daisy chain it onto one of the existing Netgear NASs and next time I'm in the US I can buy a Ethernet convertor for 1/2 the price.

Worth noting that the one I have linked to only has USB2, MAC users may want to pay a bit more and get the Firewire800 version.

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04-08-2008, 11:34	#42
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	It all depends on what you want from a backup really. Do you want multiple backups? Ie, a backup made today and a backup made in the past. Do you want to do incremental backups or full backups each time? At the bare minimum just copying everything to another place is a good start.

04-08-2008, 12:16	#43
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Gigabit switches are dirt cheap nowadays and if an external drive is mapped then lag should be minimal, my local HDD runs out of bandwidth before my gigeth network does. Currently have three of the Netgear NAS devices at home which are being upgraded to 1TB drives as space is required. They are rather pricey and I'm currently looking at the Drobo as a future alternative though I'll probably try and source one from the US as they are noticably cheaper (as usual). If I was in you position I would be looking at a Drobo with 3/4 750GB HDD for data backup and availability and an external 1TB HDD for data you simply cannot afford to lose which is not stored at your house.

04-08-2008, 14:15	#48
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Nice idea but I'd be baulking at forking out an extra £150 or so to get ethernet connectivity for it.