[DM-MUG] long-term data storage

[jim lagnese]

And then there always an Xserve RAID...


On 8/23/06 10:24 AM, "Jon Thompson" <jon at mac-consultant.com> wrote:

> Actually, we have a 2 TB drive from Lacie, and .  Now, these monster
> drives are actually multiple drives in a RAID 0 configuration,
> meaning that there is a greater chance for data loss than if you use
> a single drive configuration.  (RAID 0 means that there is no
> redundancy between drives and every other write function is
> alternated between drives.  If you lose a drive, and you have more
> than one set of drive hardware to fail, you lose all of the drives.)
> 
> Maxtor has a 1 TB, and Micronet has a 1.5 TB drive.  These are all
> self contained, meaning they appear the same as one disk firewire
> drives, only larger.  You can get even bigger if you opt for firewire
> RAID enclosures, which have ejectable drives.