NAS? Raid enclosures?
I would like to find out what is the preferred choice here, as I currently have 4 x 1TB HDDs, but cannot seem to find the logical solution to photo storage.
In order to access via Firewire 800 (I'm using Mac), the only option seems to be NAS. But I don't really need a server as there is only 1 computer accessing the photos.
Also, there are several issues associated with Raid. All my disks will give me only 2.7TB with Raid 5. And the array is fixed, I cannot dismount any drive or upgrade in future.
Any advise is appreciated.
I would like to find out what is the preferred choice here, as I currently have 4 x 1TB HDDs, but cannot seem to find the logical solution to photo storage.
In order to access via Firewire 800 (I'm using Mac), the only option seems to be NAS. But I don't really need a server as there is only 1 computer accessing the photos.
Also, there are several issues associated with Raid. All my disks will give me only 2.7TB with Raid 5. And the array is fixed, I cannot dismount any drive or upgrade in future.
Any advise is appreciated.