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In the Thread: The best practices for DAW Data Storage.
Post Subject: Am I missing something here?Posted by jessie.dazzle on: 10/23/2007
I don't see why you wouldn't just buy as many external firewire drives as you need, and simply daisy chain them together.

I have done this using the above-mentioned LaCie 1/2 TB drives, via FW800 (they will accept USB 2.0, and SATA as well)... Been runnning like this for well over one year, and have had ZERO problems.

These drives come bundled with backup software and all the cables you might need. They do have a fan, but it is completely silent, as are the Hitachi drives (thick metal box helps).

If you don't like fans, I have used the fanless FW800 drives from Wiebetech (model "Fire 800") also with 100% reliability.

In both cases, I position the drives flat, as this keeps the accessing arms moving in the horizontal plane, so weight of the arm is less of an issue.

Below is an excerpt of a test of the LaCie drive from Tom's Hardware Guide (in the same article two other drives are tested as well... see the entire article via the link following the excerpt):

"...As the LaCie d2 Quadra's name implies, it has four interfaces, including USB 2.0, Firewire 1394a, 1394b and eSATA. However, you can only use one of the interfaces at a time. The d2 Quadra is a massive metal box, with a design that we found both conservative and attractive at the same time. It was designed to be positioned vertically, and it comes with a solid stand. Though you can remove the stand, we recommend keeping it in place as the fan at the back was placed at the very top of the device for efficient cooling.

We found three different versions of the device on the LaCie Website with capacities of 320 GB, 500 GB, 750 GB and one terabyte. Our sample is based on a 500 GB drive (Hitachi Deskstar T7K500), which is reasonably priced at $229.00. The 750 GB model retails for $319.99, while the terabyte version is overpriced at $599..."

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/08/17/500_gb_external_storage_tested/index.html

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