@eddiewrenn: And only a few can afford buying RAID-5 and RAID-6 capable controllers for their PCs then adding a minimum of 4 HDUs and losing 30% due to the needed redundancy. NAS RAID-5/RAID-6 units are even more expensive.
Blu-Ray 4-layer 200GB have just been announced and expect them to get quite cheap in the next few years to ensure quick adoption.
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HDUs die , they don't last many years....
@eddiewrenn: And only a few can afford buying RAID-5 and RAID-6 capable controllers for their PCs then adding a minimum of 4 HDUs and losing 30% due to the needed redundancy. NAS RAID-5/RAID-6 units are even more expensive.
Blu-Ray 4-layer 200GB have just been announced and expect them to get quite cheap in the next few years to ensure quick adoption.