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I am about to loose my job and am looking for the holy grail of excellent performance for little money in the addition of 2 new external drives, 1 for storage & other for backup.
I have a Laptop (now full with LR, Catalogue & photos) 2.8'GHz, 512 cache with 8' GB Ultra ATA/1'' hard drive, an old Midi tower PII 233MHz 32MB sdram, 3.2 GB Ultra DMA h/d with plenty of room for expansion, and a good 21" dell monitor.
1) Is it cost-effective to utilize the PII computer with for example 2 new 5''GB drives either;
a) Networked as both storage & backup?
b) USB connected to Laptop as both storage & backup?
2) External storage drive USB to computer & PII backup drive connected to laptop either network or USB?
If "1b)" above is suggested? what is the best way to attach the drives to the laptop;
a) In a new double enclosure (caddy)?
b) Daisy-chained?
Have I missed any other options?
Many thanks,
Nigel.
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I have a Laptop (now full with LR, Catalogue & photos) 2.8'GHz, 512 cache with 8' GB Ultra ATA/1'' hard drive, an old Midi tower PII 233MHz 32MB sdram, 3.2 GB Ultra DMA h/d with plenty of room for expansion, and a good 21" dell monitor.
1) Is it cost-effective to utilize the PII computer with for example 2 new 5''GB drives either;
a) Networked as both storage & backup?
b) USB connected to Laptop as both storage & backup?
2) External storage drive USB to computer & PII backup drive connected to laptop either network or USB?
If "1b)" above is suggested? what is the best way to attach the drives to the laptop;
a) In a new double enclosure (caddy)?
b) Daisy-chained?
Have I missed any other options?
Many thanks,
Nigel.
Moved here by moderator