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I have a 256GB SSD in my Mac Mini. I would like to get a RAID 1 going externally to store my iTunes and iPhoto data. It would be duped on two disks, and also free up the internal SSD. Then I could occasionally make an additional copy of the data to another disk and store offsite as well I guess.
Anyway, I’m trying to find a RAID 1 system for not much more than $200. What would you recommend? Right now I’m using Carbonite and my total backup is only about 38GB. It’s growing, but I think a total storage capacity of 1TB would keep me in business for a while.
Any recommendations? Doesn’t have to be USB 3 or Firewire, but I guess that would be nice.
Thanks very much in advance,
ChrisI know you already got one, but for others who may be looking for the same you should look at the “Mediasonic HFR2-SU3S2 ProRaid 4 Bay External Hard Drive Enclosure – USB 3.0 & eSATA”. You can find it on Amazon. It’s a great HD enclosure and is cheap. You’ll need to supply your own HD’s but I find that it provides some more flexibility over WD hard drives/etc as it has more drive bays.
If you have the $$, the Drobo 5D is also very very good. I have that as well as my primary backup and it’s blazingly fast on a mac using thunderbolt.
I think the drobo mini is around $300, but I’ve seen promo prices a bit lower than that. It’s on my list of toys I need.
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Thanks guys. I’l let you know how it goes. I really only needed the 1TB total (2 separate 1TB mirrored drives) but that model was discontinued. So I bought one used on Amazon, fulfilled by Amazon, supposedly like-new. Price was great. I guess I’ll do a full format of the disks when I get it, tell it to work as RAID 1, and move my data to it.
That was quick turn around. If anyone else comes along I recommend Synology enclosures. They can be a bit troublesome with Time Machine backups, but search on their support forums and they have instructions for fixing the issues.
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I purpose built a NAS with repurposed disks from a NetApp and used FreeNAS. While FreeNAS worked fine, it just didn’t function as seamlessly with the Mac as I would have liked. I’ve since repurposed that box and continue to use my trusty G-Technology G-RAID external drive. I actually saw a sweet deal on a compact 4-bay Drobo that utilized 2.5″ drives. if anyone wants the details, PM as this info cannot be posted per forum rules.
Another +1 for Synology. I’ve been using them for almost 5 years, and have sold a few to customers. The company supports them well, keeps updating and improving them, and as Chimay mentioned, there is a very active user-forum.
They have a nice range of offerings from sub-$200 single-drive home units all the way up to corporate rack-mounted systems.
I returned the WD RAID to Amazon, looks like they’re having some trouble with Mavericks. Might try Synology.
I’m using a Lacie LaCie 2big Quadra 4TB in a mirror configuration at home. The chief difference is mine as esata, which I’m using.
This is my second Lacie product. The first I did have a disk failure, which was repaired under warranty. So far no trouble with the current system.
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