# how long does it take your PC/Apple to start up **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 2, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-does-it-take-your-pc-apple-to-start-up/161051 "2010-10-02T16:00:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-does-it-take-your-pc-apple-to-start-up/161051/61 "2010-10-05T11:19:25Z")
> [@Gl@re](#): > > I would say that moving it to a USB drive is better than raid. a virus could wipe out your data on a raid array way easier. also the USB stick usually isn’t plugged in all the time, meaning it’s less susceptible to a power surge. Yeah but if they move the original file to the USB drive, than it really isn’t a backup…it’s just in a different location. ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-does-it-take-your-pc-apple-to-start-up/161051/62 "2010-10-05T11:30:47Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > Yeah but if they move the original file to the USB drive, than it really isn’t a backup…it’s just in a different location. oh, i see you mean instead of copy past they cut and paste? I don’t think many people are that stupid. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-does-it-take-your-pc-apple-to-start-up/161051/63 "2010-10-05T11:32:27Z")
OK, so using the cloud is probably the best backup (assuming the cloud owner is RELIABLE). However, for people with large quantities of data (tons of music, large movie files, large photo files, etc…) what is the best solution? 2 external drives? A low I/O Raid array sitting mostly idle out on some home server? ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-does-it-take-your-pc-apple-to-start-up/161051/64 "2010-10-05T11:50:23Z")
> [@Gl@re](#): > > oh, i see you mean instead of copy past they cut and paste? I don’t think many people are that stupid. BAHAHAHA…I wish > [@boardjnky4](#): > > OK, so using the cloud is probably the best backup (assuming the cloud owner is RELIABLE). However, for people with large quantities of data (tons of music, large movie files, large photo files, etc…) what is the best solution? 2 external drives? A low I/O Raid array sitting mostly idle out on some home server? I hopefully want to get a home server up and running for my Music running in RAID. I have 90,000+ tracks at about 650-700GB …Other than have a few “Offsite Backups” Right now I’d be fucked if that drive goes down. ---
**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-does-it-take-your-pc-apple-to-start-up/161051/65 "2010-10-05T12:10:06Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Jack didn’t you spend some stupid amount of money on your computer :lol: I paid 3k for my setup…10 years ago. All I got was a Standard Dell. If I spent that now, fuck me. My Dimension 4300 takes about 45 seconds from boot-up to desktop. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-long-does-it-take-your-pc-apple-to-start-up/161051.md?page=3)