Air Raid Gtr
Yahoo! I finally ordered the final components missing from my
RAID array. Months ago I ordered a RAID controller (the
8506-4LP from ebay for about $100), but at the time I didn’t want
to a) lay out the money for drives and b) struggle to figure out how
to cram it all into my computer. Well, today newegg had a pretty good
deal on drives (a
Seagate SATAII for $94.99 - it’s
so I started researching the housing and cooling situation. A
reference from DVGuru.com recommends after getting your RAID
controller, get
SATA adapter, which lets you keep all your disks in an external
enclosure. Awesome! This is exactly what I wanted but did not know
existed. The only problem is that their recommended enclosure is from
a company that thinks they will win future customers by labeling past
customers
… RUDE, OBNOXIOUS and SELF-SERVING.” OK, so I don’t really want
to buy from them. A hour more surfing trying to find an enclosure
that is 1) cheap, 2) externally powered, 3) not powered by
experimental engines from Boeing, and 4) from a decent company and I
happily find the same place that’s selling the SATA adapter also has a
pretty decent looking
enclosure — and it comes with the external SATA cables! Sweet!
Now I just need to wait for it all to arrive and for only about $750
(and an incalculable but well-invested personal time), my
loss headaches should all be a thing of the past. I can’t hardly
wait!