HD data storage solution required for Mac

ChrisD. · 21 Nov 2007 at 15:39

Mate has a Mac G5. He does a lot of video editing and has move to HD now so storage wise he's running out of space. He wants at least 1TB and for it to be fast as possible. His G5 has only two SATA ports and one is in use atm.

Ideas please. USB2 external drive or network storage? Not sure myself. EDIT USB would be too slow.

External RAID solution with PCI x controller card?

ChrisD. · 21 Nov 2007 at 17:17

Come one peeps. I'm thinking of external RAID solution, possibly RAID 10 to give the speed and performance.

He doesn't mind spending a bit of money on it, though of course the less the better. As above, at least 1TB of storage.

ChrisD. · 24 Nov 2007 at 13:45

No one?

PhillyDee · 24 Nov 2007 at 16:57

Well, if USB is too slow, then so is network storage. You might be better off asking in the mac forum tbh.

FreeStream · 24 Nov 2007 at 17:35

Get two of those Samsung F1 1TB disks?

Carbon Copy Cloner the current HD to one of the 1TB then remove that and install 2nd 1TB.

What I would do...