LS backups - USB drive or another LS?

[NiceCupOfTea]

   

Hi folks,

 

Hope you can help me with my dilemma.

 

I have a Linkstation Live LS-CH1.0L for general NAS duties and I want to make sure I am backing it up comprehensively.

 

Option 1. 1GB USB drive formatted XFS plugged into USB port at back, backed up using LS firmware twice a week overnight. 

 

+es: Cheaper, simpler

-es: Can't use XFS disk separately, lose the use of the USB port for UPS/print server duties

 

Option 2. Buy another LS-CH1.0L, connect to network - and this is where I am a bit hazy.  How easy is it to set up one LS to replicate another?  Would you set a backup job in a similar way to the USB disk or would it work differently?  There's an option to scan for other LS, how will they connect?

 

+es: More flexible, and solves the -es of Option 1

-es: More expensive, and I'm not sure exactly how it will work!

 

Can people tell me what they'd recommend and why?  Will backing up over USB2 be quicker than the network?

[JoshC]

It would all come down to personal prefrence but for me I would backup to the USB.  When using the two linkstations you have to use it over a network and if you are going to be making daily backups moving a decent amount of files it will bog your whole network down.  And its cheaper:smileywink:

[NiceCupOfTea]

   

Many thanks - have just ordered a new USB HDD :)