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torifile
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2007-01-02, 17:18

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Originally Posted by bobmoore View Post
Now I understand the difference. The more expensive unit has one 500 gb drive installed...and the package is a bit smaller. The other one has two 250 gb drives in a RAID 0 configuration. Because it has two drives, it's a bit larger package....and it is cheaper because (2) 250's are cheaper than a single 500 gb drive.

So I guess I have a new question. Given this will be for nightly backup only, would I be better with a RAID 0 drive pair, or a single drive?
RAID 0 doubles (or triples or quadruples, depending on how many drives are involved) your chances of hardware failure. Seeing as this is for backups, it's not a good idea. Personally, I want the most reliable drive for backing stuff up. Otherwise, what's the point?

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