need advice on a new hd

[ripken204]

hitachi is actually good

if your data is really important and u cant afford to lose it then go for a mirror (raid1)

[Thauzar]

yeah! that's what I thought, thanks ripken

geek 1 boss 0

[nmX.Memnoch]

Definitely go for a mirrored setup if you're after data redundancy.

I wouldn't use just RAID1 for backups though because if a file becomes virus infected on one drive it's going to be so on both drives of the mirror. You should also look towards some sort of backup program even if it's just the built-in Windows Backup program. Good antivirus software with current virus definitions can also help prevent this.

Edited February 26, 2006 by nmX.Memnoch