Hard Disk Recommendations Wanted

Dave ©

Dave ©

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I have a Mac Pro with 3.5 TB of internal HD space. My main HD is a .5 TB, which doesn't have anything on it except for applications and a few documents; no media files and I plan to keep it that way. I have one 1TB HD with music/podcasts/video-podcasts, etc on it. That leaves 2TB for my video. I keep raw footage on one HD and project work on the other HD. The project HD essentially duplicates the raw footage (for redundancy) and also includes the edited/conformed files and other project files (FCP project, audio, music, motion graphics, final movie, etc)

I'm just about out of room and need a solution before it's too late. Any recommendations? How are you all storing your video/project files?

Thanks,

Dave ©
 
I use G-Tech external G-raids as a scratch disk for short term storage/editing of media. I use a Drobo S for redundant storage. I have yet to formalize a true archive solution but have heard that LTOs are probably the best options currently available.

G-raids are super fast and fairly cheap (also, i have never had any problems with any of the five I own, even after dropping one in a parking lot).

Drobo is great for peace of mind and expandability (can take any make/model/size drive and automatically imbibe it into the RAID). It is not super fast using FW800, but decent using e-sata. I wouldn't recommend using it to edit high data-rate files, but its great for redundant backups.


Jason
 
I have drobo too.. it's a great concept for virtually unlimited storage solutions. however, just to be careful once your drobo is out of warranty and it die. All your content will be gone too. It happened to me 3 times during the first year. Each time I lost a lot of important files. Now I have to use separate HDD to back up Drobo.

This is my storage solution
http://lacolorshop.com/blog/view.asp?id=40
 
Some pretty good advice there. I got a pair of 4TB G-Tech RAIDs in a couple weeks ago. I was nervous because I've read some recent horror stories concerning G-Tech recently. For now, I am just using them for scratch space. I'll see how they behave for 30-45 days before I start putting anything valuable on them. And I may run a stress test on them next week to see how they hold up.

Caldigit seems to be another popular choice and I may try some of their stuff next year.
 
PerroneFord said:
I got a pair of 4TB G-Tech RAIDs in a couple weeks ago. I was nervous because I've read some recent horror stories concerning G-Tech recently. For now, I am just using them for scratch space. I'll see how they behave for 30-45 days before I start putting anything valuable on them. And I may run a stress test on them next week to see how they hold up.
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So...how are they holding up? Recommend 'em? Avoid 'em?

Thanks,

Dave ©
 
I 2nd the G-Tech.

I have the 4TB version, works perfect with transferring files and to work off FCP. Solid as heck too, it's well designed and looks nice too.

Google G-Tech and see the feedback for this line... chances are, you'll really, really good reviews.

Avoid at all costs the Western Digital 1TB or 2TB external hard drives. These are cheap and should only be used for things like music or others files that aren't video. I have the 1TB version of the WD MyBook, I keep things on there I can afford to lose, it's just not stable enough.
 
yes CALDIGIT hard drives are topshelf quality.

If you are interested in just bare drives. the hitachi deskstar has never let me down.
 
Am I the only one that uses only internal drives? I am done with external. I even put a 5th drive in the second optical bay. I have about 15 1Tb drives on the shelf from older projects. I looked at Drobo, nice but scary, Caldigit, nice but pricey. The best solution for me is internal. I swap when full and spin up every six months and transfer to fresh new drive every 3 years.
 
kgimedia said:
Am I the only one that uses only internal drives? I am done with external. I even put a 5th drive in the second optical bay. I have about 15 1Tb drives on the shelf from older projects. I looked at Drobo, nice but scary, Caldigit, nice but pricey. The best solution for me is internal. I swap when full and spin up every six months and transfer to fresh new drive every 3 years.
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What type of backup solution are you working with? Just working with internal drives?

I have some cheapo external hard drives I back up with.
 
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