If have 1TB hard drives and I use RAID 1, I would need 4x1TB and each drive would be mirrored.
If I use RAID 5, I use 3x1TB. 2 of the 3 drives gives me the 2TB I'm looking for and the 3rd drive would be used to rebuild the array when I installed a new drive. (Is this correct?)
Which is a better option for a home user?
The only thing I've got backed up on these drives are my movies and music. It is just a pain in the ass to rip and encode.
If I use RAID 5, I use 3x1TB. 2 of the 3 drives gives me the 2TB I'm looking for and the 3rd drive would be used to rebuild the array when I installed a new drive. (Is this correct?)
Which is a better option for a home user?
The only thing I've got backed up on these drives are my movies and music. It is just a pain in the ass to rip and encode.