Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Meino. Sounds similar to this one: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=466&language=en which I saw in a local shop for ?299 yesterday, except that it had a FW as well as USB interface. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Aug 23, 2008, at 7:59 PM, Meino de Graaf wrote: > Nathan > > have a look at http://www.lacie.com/nl/products/product.htm?pid=10963 > > they also exist for firewire > > Meino > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> This whole thread has been quite interesting, as I have considered >> a neater approach to external disks than the JBOD approach I use >> now. So, going back to basics. I understand what Raid 0, 1, 5 mean. >> What I would like is a Raid 1 or 5 solution with as much capacity >> as possible, at a reasonable price, and able to work with my iMac >> (in other words, no possibility for a Raid controller card, it must >> be able to plug into one of the FW or USB ports and be controlled >> by software). Does such a thing exist, or am I better off staying >> with JBOD? >> Nathan >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> On Aug 22, 2008, at 11:06 PM, George Hartzell wrote: >>> Gary Todoroff writes: >>>> Very thoughtful and informative reply, George. Would love to debate >>>> over a beer sometime! [...] >>> >>> I think that it wouldn't be much of a debate, at the end of the day >>> we're pretty much in agreement. Over the years we've all learned >>> all >>> kinds of lessons about organizing our data on computers. A lot of >>> what I've internalized isn't really appropriate anymore (multi core >>> systems with fast internal buses make it more reasonable to do >>> software raid, terabyte drives mean that I no longer have to glue >>> storage together out of too-small peices, although fast & large file >>> size cameras have me generating more data than ever) but there are >>> new >>> reasons for slicing and dicing. >>> >>> I was reacting to the idea of not putting the OS on a raid for >>> stability reasons, and I still think that's not an issue. Your >>> comment >>> >>>> [...] data only on >>>> the RAID, OS on the IDE (or is it SATA?) drive that runs the >>>> computer >>>> and will be there no matter what happens to the RAID. >>> >>> still makes it seem that you don't see the RAID devices as a >>> source of >>> stability, but we can just agree to differ on that. >>> >>>> I also like the >>>> performance advantage that puts the OS overhead on one disk, while >>>> the data read/writes are the only function of the RAID. >>> >>> One of the nice things about putting everything on the mirror is >>> that >>> it gives the OS a chance to interleave and nearly-optimally schedule >>> IO requests onto both of the drives, you get 2x read speeds while >>> reading in LightRoom for the first time, then 2x read speeds while >>> reading in your images, then if necessary app and image reading in >>> parallel. >>> >>> But anyway, it's been a fun discssion, >>> >>> g. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.comVersion: 8.0.138 / Virus >> Database: 270.6.6/1627 - Release Date: 8/22/2008 6:48 AM > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information