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I have a new server with 3 1TB hard drives.<br />
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Would it be better to configure this as a RAID5 (would be a 2TB volume) or 3 stand alone 1TB drives and let WHS2011 do its magic?<br />
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Also, I will have 10 laptops connecting to this. &nbsp;Assuming each laptop has a 500GB B internal hard drive, how do I know if I'll have enough space to back up all the laptops? (would be 5TB of potential data)<br />
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Thanks!
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I have a new server with 3 1TB hard drives.

Would it be better to configure this as a RAID5 (would be a 2TB volume) or 3 stand alone 1TB drives and let WHS2011 do its magic?

Also, I will have 10 laptops connecting to this.  Assuming each laptop has a 500GB B internal hard drive, how do I know if I'll have enough space to back up all the laptops? (would be 5TB of potential data)

Thanks!

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