Storage solutions

Tech questions of any kind can be asked here.
Forum rules
Forum Specific Rules
So you got questions about audio/video? Wanna know how to rip a digital stream? Make an X/S/VCD to play on your DVD player? Maybe rip a video from VHS or TV? Find the answers here.
User avatar
desert_rat
Broken, Beat, but not scarred
Posts: 576
Joined: Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:50 pm
Location: In the mountains now....
Country: United States

Storage solutions

Post by desert_rat »

I was curious to see what options people use to store their bootlegs? I've been using 4tb external drives each with a backup drive. I'm up to 8 4tb drives currently, and just had one go bad. Didn't lose anything due to the backup. However, since I'm now shopping for a replacement, I was curious to know what people use. I looked at cloud storage, but with my data footprint, that's not really cost effective. What other options are out there?
Check out my trading page:
http://liveaudiorecordings.com/
Top
User avatar
sjmike
Stone Cold Poster
Posts: 7950
Joined: Fri Jul 11, 2003 10:42 pm
Location: Sunny California
Country: United States

Re: Storage solutions

Post by sjmike »

My entire collection is digitally stored. I have a Network Attached Storage Device (NAS), made by QNAP, with 5 x 8TB drives installed in a RAID config. I also have a 4 Bay NAS expansion device attached to it with 4 x 10TB drives in a RAID config that I will be using for additional storage since I'm almost out of space.

I don't trust external drives since they are highly prone to failure. I've known quite a few tapers who've last copies of their masters since their external backup drives died on them.


I'm also fortunate, that VisiGod with the help of the Metpage users pay for the 16 TB MEGA plan, so my entire collection (excluding blurays) is up there for everyone to access.
Interested in trading Metallica videos, check out my site:
Image
Top
User avatar
desert_rat
Broken, Beat, but not scarred
Posts: 576
Joined: Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:50 pm
Location: In the mountains now....
Country: United States

Re: Storage solutions

Post by desert_rat »

sjmike wrote: My entire collection is digitally stored. I have a Network Attached Storage Device (NAS), made by QNAP, with 5 x 8TB drives installed in a RAID config. I also have a 4 Bay NAS expansion device attached to it with 4 x 10TB drives in a RAID config that I will be using for additional storage since I'm almost out of space.

I don't trust external drives since they are highly prone to failure. I've known quite a few tapers who've last copies of their masters since their external backup drives died on them.


I'm also fortunate, that VisiGod with the help of the Metpage users pay for the 16 TB MEGA plan, so my entire collection (excluding blurays) is up there for everyone to access.
Nice, do you happen to have the model number? I'm looking at their webpage, and they have a bunch of options.
Check out my trading page:
http://liveaudiorecordings.com/
Top
User avatar
sjmike
Stone Cold Poster
Posts: 7950
Joined: Fri Jul 11, 2003 10:42 pm
Location: Sunny California
Country: United States

Re: Storage solutions

Post by sjmike »

QNAP TS-563 is the model I have. Synology makes good ones as well.
Interested in trading Metallica videos, check out my site:
Image
Top
User avatar
mess
Disposable Hero
Posts: 217
Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2012 6:09 am
Country: Belarus

Re: Storage solutions

Post by mess »

Whole my collection burned on DVDs
Top
User avatar
damage jackal
Trapped Under 800
Posts: 704
Joined: Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:44 pm
Location: Bulgaria
Country: Bulgaria

Re: Storage solutions

Post by damage jackal »

I wonder if M4ST3R M1K3 has updated his storage options :D
Top
newsthet
Broken, Beat, but not scarred
Posts: 431
Joined: Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:20 pm
Location: Israel
Country: Israel

Re: Storage solutions

Post by newsthet »

I have 3 HDDs of 16TB each.
and Mega account of 8TB, which i'll upgrade to 16TB if needed.

it's best to use both HDD+clould solutions.
Top

Return to “MetPage Tech Center”