In "Re: [slim] Re: Alleged (And Possibly Untrue) Shipment Problem From SlimDevices"
On Sun, 2005-09-04 at 11:08 -0700, dean blackketter wrote: > On Sep 4, 2005, at 8:28 AM, Milhouse wrote: > > Indeed - there's no way I'd put my music library onto a single hard > > disk (internal or external), mine is mirrored in a RAID array. > > There is no way I'd put my music library onto a single RAID array. > The possibility of _accidental_ deletion is too great. I fail to see why RAID has caught on as a general solution. As Dean writes, it only addresses one of the many possible data loss problems. Copying to separate disks on a separate computer is not difficult and much more secure. Lots of accidental or even virus deletions are not addressed with RAID. I think the key point is that if you really think that keeping your CDs is not sufficient, then think carefully about what backup strategy you want and need. Since I remember the days of paying $30,000 for a 300 MB disk and religiously making backups on 6250 tapes, the idea of buying 200+ GB disks for under $100 makes them seem free to me. I tend to think that my collection is large, altho in the Slim world, it is probably only "normal" but all 700+ CDs fit on less than 250 GB of disks. -- Pat http://www.pfarrell.com/music/slimserver/slimsoftware.html _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
