[mythtv-users] How much storage do you have for MythTV?

[Yeechang Lee]

Nathan Allen Stratton <nathan at robotics.net> says:
> > The 2.0TB comes from four 500GB drives ($1400), which are pretty
> > pricey on a $/GB basis right now.
> 
> Why did you go with 500 gig drives? I ended up going with 12 320 gig
> drives for 3.5 TB because it was much lower cost then going with 500
> gig drives.

Unfortunately the Infrant only takes four drives. I could have gone
this route:

8 X $150 320GB Western Digital drives = 2560 GB = $1200
2 X Infrant ReadyNAS 600 units without drives = $1200

So, for $2400 or about $300 more than I paid I could have gained an
extra NAS unit and 560GB more space. Slightly cheaper on a $/GB basis
than my $2100 for 2000GB, but incredibly so.

Yes, I earlier acknowledged I could have built a second rackmount
server-based eight-drive array for considerably less, but also as
mentioned earlier I simply did not want the hassle of dealing with
another computer on top of the three Linux (primary server, storage
server, MythTV box) and one OS X box (iBook) in my studio
apartment. Closet space, or lack thereof, was and remains a serious
concern!

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