Hello inthane, "You can get a robo-drive, its a 4 drive 3.5 inch drive unit that can use various different raid like storage methods including ones that include striping so that if a drive goes out in the unit you can plug in a replacement drive and rebuild the lost drive from data in the stripes."
This sounds exactly like what I was looking for. I don't care if it's on my network, as 99.999% of all file access will be from my local system. I *might* want to run an FTP Server at some point, but I can do that merely by enabling FTP access to my laptop, and Sharing the drive(s) in question, which amounts to the same thing. Awesome! Thanks! I'll start sifting Fry's, NewEgg's, & TigerDirect's online catalogues for which one has the best deal. If I can pick up the enclosure for a reasonable price, then I can spend a little more on larger HD's to put in it. *Snoopy Happy Dance* I'm interested in the Notebook (2.5") Drive Enclosure that does the same thing, but the cost of Notebook HD's has to come down before I'll consider it. I can get twice the space for the same cost by going Desktop (3.5") drives versus Notebook, and that's not exactly something I can overlook at this point. (Mad Scientist cackle: "I need more SPACE! You hear me? MOOOOORE SPAAAACE! MUH HA HA HAhahahahahaha!") *Coughs, gives a sheepish grin* I hear you on sticking with the Name Brands. I got burned before buying the El CheapO stuff, and I won't do that again. Now I look for the best price on the Name Brands I can find, and go with that. It may cost a little more in the begining, but it *saves* me money in the long run by *not* having to buy a new one when the El Cheap O burns out. I used to live in Sacramento, not too far from the Fry's there. Now I live in Modesto, which isn't near anything but cows, Cowboy's, and Cats. *Chortle* Thanks for the insight. I'll go look for a RAID enabled Drive Enclosure instead. (Leaves you a giant Chocolate Chip Cookie the size of your head in gratitude, and wanders off to start surfing those sites...) -ShadowSystems For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
