In reply to my own mail, it appears that the WD "My Book" World edition 
is a poor performer in the speed department....

You will need to investigate further.

Rolf

Rolf wrote:
> Hi Russell
>
> I have been looking at storage as well recently. I am a linux guy and 
> have been for more than a decade now .... and I have always had a linux 
> server with multi disks, etc. I have 162 Gig of photographs and it grows 
> at about 40 gig a year, or, in the next few months if I get the D300, 
> about 100Gig a year. Along with other data, I have some stringent backup 
> requirements too, and I have 200GB of data that I consider to be 
> irreplaceable and have multiple backups of.
>
> My current disks are filling up, and I am in need of an expansion. With 
> 4 disks in the system already I will need to either replace disks, or 
> add external storage. External devices are good for backup strategy, so, 
> I have had a look around...... and, I like the look of the Western 
> Digital "My Book World"
>
> http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=279
>
> This is a terabyte which will effectively, when used in a mirrored 
> format, is 500GB. The price point for the system is very attractive at 
> about CAD$350 for me in Canada...
>
> http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=10305314
>
> or for a 2TB version.... at $550....
>
> http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=10305569
>
> It is linked in via Gigabit Ethernet which I have running throughout the 
> house. Further, it has a USB expansion port so that you can connect a 
> USB device and use that to back up the main device....
>
> My major reservation with it is that it is Western Digital, and I have a 
> bad history with them. I find that hard-disks often break soon after 
> their warranty expires... and WD have a 3yr warranty, whereas Seagate 
> have a 5yr.... I decided a while ago to buy Seagate disks only, and I 
> have yet to be disappointed (too much).
>
> So, for not much more than the cost of the actual storage, you can 
> easily expand your storage capacity with one of these devices. As I say, 
> for me it is perhaps a better idea than gutting and refitting my linux 
> server.
>
> Just another thing to consider.
>
> Rolf
>
>   


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