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Backup solution for 2 departmental servers

I am it for small company (ie no money to buy tape backup solutions). I want a redundant, off-site solution.  Would the following satisfy this:

Using 2 external 500gb HD:

Do full backup everynight rotating the drives every day when I come in.  For example, I would bring in D2 Mon Morning and take home D1, the next day bring in D1, take home D2, etc.  Will this not assure that I always have atleast 1 day ago?
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the data is stable, and I have allowed for a 500% growth just in case.  There are no security issues, and no need for archiving daily backups.
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We currently use volume shadow copy as well
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leew, how do i know if the External drives use RAID 0 or contain a single drive. I tried to look on the website, but couldnt find specific details.
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So my link and related information was of no help to you?
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leew i apologize, i had every intention of splitting points (as i always do, when needed) b/c your page helped.  i forgot when i awarded points!!  is there any way to go back now?
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Most external drives are going to Standard single drive enclosures.  However, ones larger than the maximum available drive size (currently 750GB as far as I've seen), will certainly be a RAID configuration.  It is POSSIBLE (though unlikely) that some of these units will be configured in a safer RAID 5 configuration.  Sometimes it's not easy to tell if the external drives are RAID 0 or not - look over the specs of the unit, ask sales people at the store, or call the manufacturer (possibly through a tech support line) and ask.
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well thats convenient for you haha
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got 2 lacie 500gb bricks, seem great!! thanks