Re: Re: OT - DVD writers

["Jason Lee" <jasonjlee@xxxxxxx>]

Um, I would have said the same thing before I experienced IBM hard drives a=
while ago.

As a cheap solution, yeah maybe. But Hard Disks fail..

I bet you don't put any data you couldn't live without on that system at work, unless its raided?

Plus having a dvdwriter has side benefits.

The 'which disk is that on' I am working on.. Once I've got the projects I've already started finished!

oh and double sided disks are around for dvd-r.. not sure of the quality though.

J


----- Original Message -----
From: "mark_harrison_uk1" <Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 11:43 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: OT - DVD writers


Ray,

If you requirement is simply backup for that kind of data volume,
there's a more cost-effective, and fast solution than either you
propose.

A second PC (second-hand, a P2 would be fine), with a, say, 60Gb HDD
in it, a couple of network cards and a crossover cable - and lo, your
ideal backup solution for about =A3200.

It's what I do at home for backup... it's also what we now do at work
for long-term archiving of the digital images for the comet website!
The cost equation of hardware was about the same, but once you took
into account the indexing problem (which CD is that photo on)... it
became an obvious thing to do.

Regards,

Mark




--- In ukha_d@y..., "Ray Barnett" <lists@t...> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Just wanted a quick bit of advice since I gather some people here
use them a
> fair bit...
>
> I urgently need to implement a backup system capable of looking
after my
> rapidly growing 20GBs of digital photos.
>
> Current favourites are a DVD writer or an Onstream 60GB tape thingy. > However, I've just confused myself over the compatibilities of the
various
> DVD writers. Just how compatible is a DVD-R writer, and is it a
dead duck
> now that DVD+R is getting more popular?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ray Barnett.


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