05-25-2008, 11:33 PM
[quote Carthaigh]How about an internally redundant drive? The drive could work internally like a RAID1. You could configure a single drive as a 1TB or a 500GB redundant drive. I would buy that.
what's "redundant" in such a drive? the motor that spins the platters is dead: all data is lost. The logic board is dead; all data is lost. The case is not sealed anymore and dust gets in: all data is lost. To have a truly redundant drive, you need two drives packaged together. That is 2 sealed compartments, 2 motors, 2 separate reading arms/heads, 2 logic boards, 2 interfaces. It's like having 2 drives attached together with duct tape. I see no point in such a setup.
what's "redundant" in such a drive? the motor that spins the platters is dead: all data is lost. The logic board is dead; all data is lost. The case is not sealed anymore and dust gets in: all data is lost. To have a truly redundant drive, you need two drives packaged together. That is 2 sealed compartments, 2 motors, 2 separate reading arms/heads, 2 logic boards, 2 interfaces. It's like having 2 drives attached together with duct tape. I see no point in such a setup.