Portable RAID?

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Ian R - 28 Aug 2007 06:46 GMT

Hi

I'm looking for a portable RAID 1 device.

Ideally something that uses 2.5" disks so its small and light.

Thanks for any info.

Ian

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Folkert Rienstra - 28 Aug 2007 15:59 GMT

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> Thanks for any info.

Google offline again?

> Ian

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isaac4all - 31 Aug 2007 03:59 GMT

Hi
Here are the list of portable portable RAIDs

http://astore.amazon.com/finditall10fr-20/search/104-6740453-0740745?node=14&key
words=+%09Portable+RAID&preview=&x=16&y=8

Isaac okoye
Information Rules the World
http:www.finditall100free.ds4a.com

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Ian R - 31 Aug 2007 07:40 GMT

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> Ian

Hi Guys

Thanks for your suggestions.

All the devices Ive found so far are about the size of a shoebox using 3.5"
discs and weigh approx 10Kg.(22lbs)

So not exactly small or light.

They also cost around £600 (approx $1200) or more which is outside of my
budget.

Still hoping.

Thanks

Ian

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Aidan Karley - 31 Aug 2007 14:38 GMT

> They also cost around £600 (approx $1200) or more which is outside of my
> budget.

NetGears's Storage Central device is about £70 (without drives), and
shoebox sized as you say. But there's nothing to stop you putting 2.5"
drives into it to knock the weight down.
The device itself is a piece of sh.t which could be far better
implemented, but the form-factor is do-able.
Packing out an old laptop with a second hard drive in the CD/floppy
bay and a suitably modified *nix operating system is perfectly do-able for
essentially the cost of brain juice plus the drives.

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Written at Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:24 +0100, but posted later.
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