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In calgary.general Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote:
> h1dd3n_h4m$73r@salmahayeksknockers.edu wrote:
>> dg <dan_gus@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>> I started to reply with another option, but you know what, it seems
>>> silly to put money into using those old drives.  I mean, $12 each
>>> adapter, a USB hub, cables, PC case, that adds up to a fair bit of
>>> money just to use the old drives.  Sure you may have some of the
>>> stuff lying around, but you could put the money towards a 250GB or
>>> larger drive for so cheap its crazy, and it will have a warranty!

>>> Then after you get the big 250GB+ drive maybe use one of the
>>> 80GB drives in a portable USB enclosure for convenience, if one
>>> 80GB drive dies in the enclosure you have 3 more to replace it with!

>> I already have several higher-capacity drives.   I'm
>> looking to create a poor man's JBOD, and raid-5 it.

> Then the USB route is a fucked approach for that.

>> 80GB extra is useless to me... but 240GB
>> or more can be used as a backup pool.

> So can a 250G drive.

A single 250GB drive lacks the resiliency of a 80GBxN raid5 set.   A raid5 set
can tolerate an inevitable drive failure - A single 250GB drive can't.


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