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causticVapor
12-08-2002, 12:42 AM
What do you think the most versatile storage solution is? Just curious.
jcsston
12-08-2002, 12:50 AM
CD's are faster than Zip drives :D
Aznmask
12-08-2002, 01:57 AM
Originally posted by causticVapor
What do you think the most versatile storage solution is? Just curious.


soon DVD-RW will drop price like waht Cd-r did before. Did u know taht DVD can hold up to 4.7GB.. isn;t taht enough storage solution...


RIght now a cheap DVD-RW can purchase as low as $250 & DVD cd lowest is .88 cent .
Alex Iannuzzi
12-08-2002, 06:26 AM
How about a USB Hard Drive like Maxtor:

Exclusive Maxtor OneTouch
80GB
USB 2.0 and 1.1 compatible

or you could get a Maxtor 250 GB!!!!
optic_pro1430
12-08-2002, 08:05 AM
A combination of the three is my vote for now... but when DVDs drop down way low as CD-R's today.... definitely.... tho it's unlikely that'll happen... :)
BipolarBill
12-08-2002, 08:49 AM
Why is a RAID array listed? Backing up a single drive to RAID is silly - the backup would be faster than the target. Why not a simple, large HDD in a mobile rack?
Alex Iannuzzi
12-08-2002, 08:57 AM
Originally posted by BipolarBill
Why is a RAID array listed? Backing up a single drive to RAID is silly - the backup would be faster than the target. Why not a simple, large HDD in a mobile rack?

That's kind of what I was saying by saying USB Maxtor External HDD, which was 80-250 gb. )-|
BipolarBill
12-08-2002, 09:03 AM
While USB drives are fine for backing up files, I'd rather Ghost an installation with IDE. USB controllers are too fickle to be depended on in DOS.
Aznmask
12-08-2002, 09:15 AM
Originally posted by Alex Iannuzzi
How about a USB Hard Drive like Maxtor:

Exclusive Maxtor OneTouch
80GB
USB 2.0 and 1.1 compatible

or you could get a Maxtor 250 GB!!!!


I rather buy a DVD-RW and record into DVD (4.7GB storage)

czu dvd really a big solution for me.. WHY? czu i have over 30GB japanese anime and i dont want to delete it.. and then i ask my cousin to record it into dvd took 2 DVD to record like 8GB+.
causticVapor
12-10-2002, 01:07 PM
Originally posted by BipolarBill
Why is a RAID array listed? Backing up a single drive to RAID is silly - the backup would be faster than the target. Why not a simple, large HDD in a mobile rack?

Oh, sorry, I meant just generalized storage, not backups.
BipolarBill
12-10-2002, 01:10 PM
Be that as it may, a single large IDE drive in a mobile rack is the most versatile solution - always has been.
AllGamer
12-10-2002, 01:39 PM
I Absolutely Agree

Cheap, Fast and Reliable :D

and Very Very Cost effective ;)
omega31
12-10-2002, 07:39 PM
That's what I do. I have 2 mobile racks in my system.
BipolarBill
12-10-2002, 07:48 PM
Wassa matta? Got one of those W-I-D-E motherboards in there? Hehe - your bottom mobile rack is on Viagra! :D
omega31
12-10-2002, 08:35 PM
Board is P2B-F, not a very W-I-D-E mobo. The bottom rack is sticking out because the bottom bay is too tight. If I shove it in all the way to match the others, the tray would be difficult to insert. So, I just left it like that, if only to be different. :D
causticVapor
12-11-2002, 12:16 AM
I wanted to put that up there, but I suppose I forgot :x Oh well, all you rack users can go say "large HDDs with raid etc.." it'll fall under the category.. which depends upon how one defines category :D

Personally, I think thumb drives with flash memory are the way of the future b/c of their lack of clunkiness/low profile. Once flash memory prices start going down, maybe in 20-30 yrs, I'll get myself a 240TB thumb drive that's the side of a quarter :D