Am 23.01.2013 16:09, schrieb Cousin Ricky:

> My brother is giving me the impression that he thinks external backups are a
> stupid idea. I don't feel comfortable without an external backup; however, if I
> do have an external backup, I don't see why I would need a RAID. Sure, without
> RAID, I can lose a few hours or a few days of work, but for my current
> (non-professional) needs, would that justify the extra expense of a RAID?

Think about it:

A RAID lets you continue work in case of a hard disk failure as if 
nothing had happened.

An external backup lets you restore most your data - but not the most 
recent stuff, and not in just a moment's notice - in case of a hard disk 
failure, a power surge that fries your whole computer, or - depending 
where you keep it - even a fire.

What's the thing you really want? What's the thing you really need? What 
are you willing to pay for it?

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