In article , PeterN
wrote:


Agreed, a RAID would probably be best If not USB3 then consider FW800
or Thunderbolt. I usually got to OWC for my drives and stuff Mac, they
have quite a few options.

The OP did not specify whether he needed high availability.
What is the basis for your assumption that the OP does not need high
availability.

what's *your* assumption that he does?

other than businesses that can't afford any downtime, very few people
do. it's a *very* safe bet that he does not.

but if he needs it, he can respond that he does.

and the differences were explained and he can figure it out on his own
anyway.