Reconfigure/Expand/Replace HD's in G5 Opinions Needed

Hi,
For some time I have needed to update my configuration of my hard drives on my dual 2.0 G5. I need more space and adequate backup in an organized and efficient setup. I'm a Photographer and Graphic Designer so I work with large files.
Currently Running:
(2) internal 160GB drives (Operating System Drive/Work Files Drive)
(1) External 600GB raid for permanent and continuous backup (2 300gb drives working as one 600gb drive, I would rather not run this configuration due to failure of one drive would cause failure of entire drive. Did not realize that when I bought it. Was not too informed at the time, but I am now)
What I am considering doing:
Replace internal work drive with 1.5TB to 2TB and mirror to external drive.
Other option for work drive would be to go to external drive raid setup, 2TB raided (2, 1TB drives acting as one) mirrored to identical setup. I'm hoping this would give me speed when mirrored. Maybe not? The main question is speed in the mirrored backup setup. I work with and need to store large image files (RAW and Photoshop). I'm worried mirror raiding would slow the work flow. Anyone mirror raiding experience slower speeds.
Would like to reinstall Leopard on a clean drive and start over with operating system drive as there seems to be some quarks with it but it still runs okay. Is this a good idea? How do you migrate all of your applications over. Can you just drag and drop. Someone told me you should have your applications on a separate disk anyway. And why we are on it, what drive should you setup for a scratch disk for Photoshop. Yeah I'm getting off the topic a bit but if anyone can help, I would appreciate it.
The external I figure I would setup as a 300GB mirror for my wife who is an artist and needs a drive to hold all the files I have on my drive of her work for reproduction.
Feel free to ask for further details. Hope to get some opinions. And by the way what kind of drive would you recommend. I'm seeing a lot of recommendations for Western Dig.
Thanks in advance,
CK

I would not use mirror arrays for anything.
A couple backups, yes.
2 x 300GB drives in RAID1 mirror = 300GB anyway.
So that sounds like you ran stripe RAID0.
Mirror internal to external? No, and you would need an SATA PCI-X controller.
What I would configure:
5 x WD internal drives with 3 running off 4-channel controller, drives mounted in Sonnet G5 Jive. Or 1TB drives.
External - 4 channel SATA controller, FirmTek 5PM case, 4 x 1TB drives.
WD Caviar 640GB/1TB are popular and fast.
Hitachi Enterprise 1TB and 2TB (2TB is new and darn expensive).
http://www.barefeats.com/hard125.html
You want a faster boot drive, then you might want bootable SATA controller and 2 x WD 10K VelociRaptors. Fast scratch volume, 2-3 WD Caviar 640s.
The OS boot drive should only hold applications and doesn't need to be larger than 150-300GB, so just using WD 10K, or format of half 640GB.
Disable spotlight on boot drive and scratch, and don't use boot drive as primary (or any) scratch volume - it will be doing enough as is.
Scratch. Same applies. stripe the outer half of two or more drives for the best performance is also used sometimes.
Just replacing those old small slow 160s would make a good improvement, and, they are old enough to be on their last legs.
Where you used "mirror" I would just use SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner to make backup images.
CS3: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/401/kb401089.html
CS4: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404440.html
http://www.macgurus.com/guides/photoshopguide.php
http://homepage.mac.com/boots911/.Public/PhotoshopAccelerationBasics2.4W.pdf
http://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshop-Configuration.html
Quad G5 vs 2008 Mac Pro (dated) but the real gap keeps growing:
http://www.barefeats.com/harper.html

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