Possible thoughts on path ahead..

Greenlizard0 · 18 Dec 2008 at 13:08

Essentially what I have done with my last two sets of storage drives is to buy an internal one for my data, and then back up what I want to an identical model in an external caddy.

I currently have 2x1GB WD Black's but these are filling up fast.

I have noticed that there are 1.5TB drives out there but am unsure what to do. Should I buy another set of 1GB drives and an extra caddy? Or should I wait until drives of even larger capacity appear on the market? Is there any gossip about the latter question? I know there are 1.5TB models..

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Greenlizard0 · 19 Dec 2008 at 16:07

Nobody has any thoughts?

LeJosh · 19 Dec 2008 at 16:38

Do you mean 1.5TB?

Craig321 · 19 Dec 2008 at 16:41

Yep he does.

I don't think there are any 2TB+ drives that have been announced yet unfortunately.

I have a very similar hard drive set up to you - 500GB for storage, identical 500GB in IcyBox for backup. These will both be replaced with a 1.5TB after Christmas.

500GB is not hard to fill up, so going from 1TB to 1.5TB really isn't that much of an increase. Maybe wait it out until 2TB?

LeJosh · 19 Dec 2008 at 17:08

If you're strapped for memory and need it RIGHT this minute then yes go for the 1.5TB ones. If not then just wait till they release a newer bigger one.