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| ark_ader:
My guess it will be caddy based, to ensure that the conditions of the disc will be contaminate free. Do we really need TB? Why not 250 GB discs with some sort of smart technology that will estimate if the disc is going to fail, or a built in array to reduce redundancy like a mirrored DVD both spinning on the same drive spindle? That would make more sense. |
| RobotronNut:
here's my backup strategy: keep all the family's important files on a mirrored RAID file server. nowadays, you can build a NAS ("network-attached storage") appliance with two 500GB drives for $400 or less. first get an enclosure: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822102002 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822155003 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822122002 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&SubCategory=124&N=2050240124 then add your choice of drives. here's my current fave: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101259 then once a year, build an external 2.5" USB drive, for example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145124 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136114 dump your "important" files onto it and drop it in your safe deposit box. repeat annually with a new 2.5" external drive. for me, that's a $400 up-front investment and around $100/year. you can get 2.5" drives up to 250GB nowadays. if you need more than 250GB, you'll have to get a 3.5" external drive. be careful to distinguish PATA from SATA. your external enclosure & drive must both be PATA or both be SATA. |
| torez:
More space is always nice. I burn all movies to dvds, but other data stays on external hard drives. Used to keep them in a big computer, but as it's always on, decided to remove some of the drives for longevity purpose and less power consumption/noise. Expect 64 GB and up USB memory sticks by 2010. 4 GB sticks (and memory cards) will cost around $10 :). I like solid state hard drives for laptops and desktops. Expect them to grow and mature by 2009/2010 as well. In a way I wish time stood still, but with all the new technology on the horizon, somitimes I wish it would be 2010 or 2012 lol. Meh, prefer to wait bit longer and stay younger ;D |
| torez:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on June 30, 2007, 02:46:46 pm ---My guess it will be caddy based, to ensure that the conditions of the disc will be contaminate free. Do we really need TB? Why not 250 GB discs with some sort of smart technology that will estimate if the disc is going to fail, or a built in array to reduce redundancy like a mirrored DVD both spinning on the same drive spindle? That would make more sense. --- End quote --- S.M.A.R.T. is already used in hard drives for many years to detect and inform you of imminent hard drive failure. Your mobo/bios just has to support it. Check Wiki for more info. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Monitoring,_Analysis,_and_Reporting_Technology |
| SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: ark_ader on June 30, 2007, 02:46:46 pm ---My guess it will be caddy based, to ensure that the conditions of the disc will be contaminate free. --- End quote --- From what I recall of previous caddy systems... it really doesn't work as well as people think. In the end, it either makes people more careless with their media (3.5 floppy) or adds unnecesarilly to the cost (CD). Yeah, I know manufacturers keep going back to the caddy, but how often do manufacturers actually produce a good product without having to convince us? --- Quote from: Jouster on June 29, 2007, 10:10:34 pm ---I saw this and thought holy crap...that's a lot of room for roms and music! --- End quote --- Not to pick on ark_ader.... --- Quote from: ark_ader on June 30, 2007, 02:46:46 pm ---Do we really need TB? --- End quote --- :laugh2: I still remember my first conversation along those lines. Teacher, "I just won a second 1GB HDD for our video editor at an auction." Myself, "How much did you pay?" Teacher, "Just under a $1,000!" Myself, "Sweet! That's a shitload of video!" Student, "Do you really need 2GB?" That kind of conversation always seems to get repeated every few years. When I bought my first 30GB drive, my ex and I got into a massive argument because she thought it was a waste of money. Two years down the road, she crying to me that she doesn't have enough drive space. ::) Few years later, my friends ask me why I'm so excited about a mini 60GB drive I got a hold of, now iPods exceed that capacity. I bought a 500GB drive for the buy-in (Sorry about the delay Randy) and my current GF wonders why I need so much capacity. Right now, I'm eyeing dedicated NAS boards to exceed even that capacity. As consumers, do we need 1TB? Not right this second, but I'll guarantee I'll be filling that space up in the time it takes to download and rip it all. I'll be damned if I let some corporate hog enjoy uber storage. |
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