-
Best way to put files on the self
I know tapes are a good option, but I would like to keep my captured media for a while and wondering what is the most efficient way to do it. What kind of drive/media would be best? I probably have about a terabyte of captured media that needs to be shelved.
jmf
-
4 Replies
-
I just buy a ATA or SATA drive for each client, or each project, and then add new ones as needed for backup from my RAID’s. I like to buy bare drives and connect them using Wiebetech’s cool DriveDocks: https://www.wiebetech.com/home.php
Tony!
-
Wow, that’s the exact same drive enclosure I got but it’s about twice the price by the time you add in the power supply and all the cables. Check it out here at $109 all inclusive. Add some hitachi 7200rpm sata drives from mwave.com for $75 a piece and you’ve got pretty cheap archiving storage.
https://www.cooldrives.com/esata-firewire-800-enclosure-case-external.html
https://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=AA34700 -
[Frank Nolan] “Wow, that’s the exact same drive enclosure I got but it’s about twice the price by the time you add in the power supply and all the cables. Check it out here at $109 all inclusive. Add some hitachi 7200rpm sata drives from mwave.com for $75 a piece and you’ve got pretty cheap archiving storage.
https://www.cooldrives.com/esata-firewire-800-enclosure-case-external.html
https://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=AA34700
“Hi Frank,
There are definitely cheaper enclosures than Wiebetech’s, but what I was recommending as a possible option was Wiebetech’s DriveDock’s – like their ComboDock. I couldn’t link right to the page its on, but if you click the DriveDocks button on their website you’ll see what I use. It’s quicker/easier to switch out bare drives with this solution in my experience. However, there’s nothing wrong with getting a standard enclosure or doing it another way. I just presented what I’ve been using the last couple years and it works well.
https://www.wiebetech.com/home.php
Tony!
-
This bare bones option reminds me that I have a western digital portable enclosure with a drive that went south. All I need to do is strip out the interface and I can swap drives when needed.
jmf
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up