RE: RAID for backup. RAID 5 or RAID 1?

From: "Godfrey Nicholson" <godfrey at ofektech dot com>
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:06:05 -0700

Marshall:

Another possibility you might want to consider is to back up onto an
external USB drive. It is a cheap, very fast option. I use it

Godfrey

"Marshall Lai" wrote:

> I am contemplating adding some hard disks for backing up my SBS2003 server.
> Should I go for RAID 5 or RAID 1?
> Any consensus here? The array will be used ONLY for backup and restore
> purposes and nothing else.
>
> Any insight will be much appreciated.
>
> Marshall
>
>
>
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