recommendation for home + home office, confused by options

I didn't know about VirtualBox. I have an old copy of Windows around here somewhere (bought for an early copy of VirtualPC), I might try to see if I can get windows running that way (or via bootcamp).

I already have a SATA dock (very similar to the icybox you pointed me to). Very useful peripheral, looks like it's going to come in handy once again :-)

The WD Red drives would be an easy way out, but there would be a financial penalty (they're more expensive, and I'd have to deal with shipping the Seagates back). If "all" it takes is for me to somehow deal with a firmware upgrade, then I'll consider that time well spent.

Thanks again!

Chas

spinaltap wrote:

You could download the freely available VirtualBox - https://www.virtualbox.org - and acquire an OEM copy of the Windows OS to run on top of that. You might also consider buying a SATA dock to test your new drive in, such as this - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Icybox-IB-111St ... 575&sr=8-3 Having said that, hindsight is a wonderful thing, as the other option is to return the Seagate drives for WD Red (that don't have the same firmware issue).