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>> My desktop currently runs one of these: |
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>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140 |
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>> I'm pretty much out of space and I'm trying figure out the best way to |
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>> expand. The factors to consider are cost, capacity, speed, noise, and |
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>> heat. |
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> So you don't care about security, right? With security I mean redundancy |
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> (RAID1,5,10,...) |
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I haven't considered RAID for data security because I'm backing up |
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critical system and data files across physical locations. I figure |
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that's better because I'm protected in case of fire or theft. It |
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would be nice for the system to stay up in the case of a hard drive |
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failure, but there are so many other components that could fail. |
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>> Should I get another identical drive and set up RAID, or will |
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>> that create too much noise and heat? |
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> A RAID won't cause more heat or noise than a second drive but it will also |
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How much perceived noise does a second drive create? |
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> I'd say if you don't care about redundancy, you should go for a single 1TB |
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> disk. I'd prefer a Samsung Spinpoint F1. Spinpoints have the reputation of |
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> being a good mix between cost effectiveness, speed and noise. |
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Do you think that would result in a greater speed increase than |
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another Seagate and RAID0? |
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- Grant |
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