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Originally Posted by
BossmanKaraokeDisco
just as easy to create second hard drive and just plug into second laptop seperately me thinks
Ah, but then you're into ProDub territory...
(but on the other hand you do have a live backup)
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Originally Posted by
Vectis
Ah, but then you're into ProDub territory...
Yes did think of that and as I dont need Produb at the moment it would be an extra cost
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Originally Posted by
BossmanKaraokeDisco
Yes did think of that and as I dont need Produb at the moment it would be an extra cost
Methinks the NAS solution is cheapest, especially if you rehouse your existing HDD, but of course it's not the most resilient unless you spend serious cash on a RAID solution with multiple internal disks.
However you wouldn't (necessarily) need ProDub if you kept an off-line copy which became 'live' in the event of a failure of the other.
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Originally Posted by
BossmanKaraokeDisco
I was going to say that if I classed the second hard drive as back up and it was only used in the case of Hard drive one crashing then that is allowed as I download directly to Hard drive 1.
I am in the belief that I can make one back up copy, I am sure someone will point out if I am wrong
Sorry if I have gone off topic from my original post
I would say no you can't but I guess it depends on your supplier's T&Cs. With the download account I have I can't make back-ups but my purchases are held in a "download locker" and I'm allowed to download again should my original purchase become corrupt or I lose it in some other way.
Dazzy D
Lightning Disco & Entertainment
Born to make you party!
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Originally Posted by
BossmanKaraokeDisco
I was going to say that if I classed the second hard drive as back up and it was only used in the case of Hard drive one crashing then that is allowed as I download directly to Hard drive 1.
Well that sounds like a whole different scenario to...
Originally Posted by
BossmanKaraokeDisco
What I want to know is if I swop my back up system to another laptop based playout can I use a USB splitter on the external hard drive to feed both laptops?
Originally Posted by
DazzyD
I would say no you can't but I guess it depends on your supplier's T&Cs. With the download account I have I can't make back-ups but my purchases are held in a "download locker" and I'm allowed to download again should my original purchase become corrupt or I lose it in some other way.
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You may consider this
http://www.netgear.co.uk/home/produc...y/WNR2200.aspx
Similar in theory to the solution Vectis suggested, but a hell of a lot cheaper than buying a NAS box and separate switch!
You simply connect your hard drive to the USB port on the router and connect your two computers via Ethernet cables (or wireless so long as you make it secure!).
Map a network drive to the path given in the router's setup - hey presto, one hard drive shared between two (or more if you wish) computers...all for only £40
You can let the router deal with DHCP so it will be pretty much a case of plug and play, this also means you don't have to faff on with network settings if you want to use the laptops/computers on your home network (if you have one)
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