Build a File Server or Buy an External?
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Flow.of.soul
United States210 Posts
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bITt.mAN
Switzerland3687 Posts
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Interloper
Sweden217 Posts
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Greg_J
China4408 Posts
At uni your probably gonna be going out a lot and studying pretty hard. 1 TB will easily be enough for anything you'll want to do and if you're buying another one then that will definitely be fine. | ||
alexhard
Sweden317 Posts
On July 31 2011 00:38 Greg_J wrote: It does seem like 1 TB would be enough storage for anyone really. Unless you do a crap tonne of video editing I can't think why anyone would need that much space. I would just buy another external because you can take that with you to uni. At uni your probably gonna be going out a lot and studying pretty hard. 1 TB will easily be enough for anything you'll want to do and if you're buying another one then that will definitely be fine. 1080p movies or FLAC music fill up 1tb VERY quickly... As for OP, don't go for RAID unless you're willing to splurge on a good RAID controller...go with your own build though, ready-made solutions tend to have a high mark-up. | ||
Flow.of.soul
United States210 Posts
On July 31 2011 00:02 bITt.mAN wrote: Shit that's a lot of The majority of it is 500gbs of 1080p movies and the other 200gbs is for music, games, etc. The rest of the drive is partitioned to be my C drive. | ||
Kezzer
United States1268 Posts
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divito
Canada1213 Posts
I've thought personally, about moving to a server, but I'm getting by alright without one. I use a 150GB Raptor for my OS, 1TB of internal storage, and have a 1TB external and a 250GB external. I have two computers, and perhaps when I get a laptop or two and want to connect more through my house, it might make more sense to move to a server, but there's no need right now. | ||
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