Subj : To RAID or not to RAID?
To   : Sniper
From : Angus Mcleod
Date : Fri Aug 20 2004 01:44 am

  Re: To RAID or not to RAID?
  By: Sniper to Angus Mcleod on Thu Aug 19 2004 21:39:00

 > So, how are us little home users supposed to afford that kind of stuff?

We just get stuffed.  The best form of backup for todays large-format disks are
more large-format disks.  To back up an 80 gig drive (for example) I doubt you
will get anything cheaper than another 80 gig drive.

 > I've never had a major problem with tapes...

Magnetic media here suffers from the environment.  A sort of fungus grows on
tapes and floppies and there is nothing you can do.  You can keep them in a
sealed container with silica gel, but you have to take them out to use them and
eventually, your backup go bye-bye.


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