In the business world, tape is what you use to backup large amounts of data frequently for very inexpensive prices. On 4/21/07, JT Moree wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > chip33az@netscape.net wrote: > > Does anyone know of an inexpensive tape backup that works with Linux? > > Preferably external and USB. Speed isn't important, but backups are. > > Thanks for any guidance. > > IMHO: tapes suck and are not only unreliable but you can't keep track of > how bad bc they sit around not being connected to anything. When they > go bad--you don't know it until you try to read from it and it's too > late. At least with a hard drive you can run diagnostics on it like the > smart tools and you generally know when one starts flaking out. > > You might look at using Blue-Ray or HD DVD discs since they are bigger > than DVD. > > external USB hard drives might work well. Rotate through 3 or four > periodically changing them out or something. > > - -- > JT Morée > PC Xperience, Inc. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGKoh91JwGi/ukQqERAjpBAKCz+2zNUtGH/1MuuJIDPAawYO9hPwCeIvML > VCen8rmzX/VJOkqYYbX2ngo= > =fbq6 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- "Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it." -Napoleon Bonaparte --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss