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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 37710" data-attributes="member: 1061"><p>I'm guessing that you're already backing up your files somewhere. At least one backup. For someone in this line of work, in my opinion you should have at a minimum:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 HD copy for original files</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 HD backup (external drive)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 offsite storage (or cloud)</li> </ul><p>Anything less, and you're just begging to be bitten in the ass. </p><p></p><p>More than anything else, RAID is designed to maximize up-time. RAID shortens recovery time if one of your drives burns out on you, it's <u>not</u> a viable backup solution. If you can afford the time to recover lost files from your backup (or the time to re-install all your software in the event of a main drive failure), you don't need RAID. In most cases, RAID is just overkill for home users. Additionally, RAID controllers are prone to failure. Unless you're a networking guru, this will cause more problems than it will fix.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, why are you considering RAID?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 37710, member: 1061"] I'm guessing that you're already backing up your files somewhere. At least one backup. For someone in this line of work, in my opinion you should have at a minimum: [LIST] [*]1 HD copy for original files [*]1 HD backup (external drive) [*]1 offsite storage (or cloud) [/LIST]Anything less, and you're just begging to be bitten in the ass. More than anything else, RAID is designed to maximize up-time. RAID shortens recovery time if one of your drives burns out on you, it's [U]not[/U] a viable backup solution. If you can afford the time to recover lost files from your backup (or the time to re-install all your software in the event of a main drive failure), you don't need RAID. In most cases, RAID is just overkill for home users. Additionally, RAID controllers are prone to failure. Unless you're a networking guru, this will cause more problems than it will fix. Ultimately, why are you considering RAID? [/QUOTE]
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