Main Desktop -36Gb Raptor + 60GB + 300GB MacBook Pro -150GB NAS -4x500GB Total -2.546TB Looking to upgrade the NAS to 4x750GB drives soon.
2 Lacie 1Tb Ethernet disks + ~6 150Gb disks in my main machine + 2 Tb in my primary server + 4 family computers with 200's + 3 Tb in my file/backup server + a few random uncounted drives in test/special purpose boxes = just a tad under 10 Tb. yes, I know its totally overkill.
I thought I would be high end... it appears I'm average... 36+250+400 In PC 40+120 in second PC 320+400+500+750 in External drives So 2.8TB or there abouts. Probably kickin around 3TB if I factor in various ipods, game consoles, old drives and laptop bits/bobs lying around. I tend to fill up an external drive at a fairly consistent rate. Every time I've needed a new one the price tends to be around £100 and it's always been 1 step below the biggest drive of the time... I paid a little more for the 750 one though. 1TB one next.. this one should last a few months.. saying that it does only have 140GB space left on it, but I've not burned a load of stuff out to DVD's yet.
I hope for his being that it is "only" 4Tb of porn, if not, Then please go to the doctor. Main rig: 2*80Gb + 1*250Gb Landisk: 1*320 Gb Laptop: 1*80 Gb Server: 8*36.4Gb (Hotswap u320 15k, raid 5) + 2*9.1Gb (Hotswap u320 15k, raid 0) Folding_pc1: 1*40Gb Folding_pc2: 1*80Gb Total: ~1240Gb
160gb on the mbp + 160gb 2.5" external + 400gb 3.5" external so all in, about 720gb + about 10gb in assorted USB sticks.
for my server i bought http://www.aerocool.us/p-case/masstige/masstige.htm It has 10x 5.25" bays, combine that with 3x http://www.coolermaster-europe.com/...&other_title=+STB-3T4-E1+4-in-3 Device Module And you have the possibility for 12 HDD's cooled with a fan, and the case takes another 2 (note. all the 5.25" racks had a lip to hold the drives up, however that gets in the way of the 4in3 module, so i had to bend them out the way, also, the case is a bit heavy, especially loaded with that much stuff)
Those 4in3 modules are a God send (well yeah, I could mod the server, but it's been drilled to fit fans so much it's getting scary)... Although have seen those 3in2 modules, which give more space in the end... but you're dropping from a 120 fan to an 80... so not sure on the cooling
2950GB in total, almost 3TB to hand. 2TB of that is within my fileserver though (1TB data, 1TB backup). Hoping to add another TB by the end of the year to mirror the backup.
2x 250gb Hitachi Deskstars, sata. in the event that pigs fly, humans again walk on the moon, and I have money, I will be buying 2 of the 1TB models. my sff only has 2 hdd slots.
Is it? It's only overkill if you over-bought your storage and you aren't making good use of it. While I admit I was shocked to learn I have just over 17TB of storage (never added it all up until this thread), I have to say I only have a small margin of it as unused and 'available'. The reason it's overkill to over-buy storage space is because it is CONSTANTLY getting denser, faster and cheaper. Only a fool would buy way more storage then he/she could use in a year or so. Having said that, I tend to buy storage about once a year for a big upgrade, and occasional additional smaller buys throughout the year. I should make it clear, however, that the reason I use so much storage is that I do video post-production and graphics for a living and need to archive a lot of stuff. Therefore, all my expenditures are written off as business expenses. Careyd
