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Backups of Media? How do you handle it?
bork:
Did some cost comparison
DVDs - 18.8GB per dollar 4.7GB/disk, 100 for $25
BD-R - 16.7GB per dollar 25GB/disk, 20 for $30
BR-DL - 6.1GB per dollar 50GB/disk, 10 for $82
HD - 16.7GB per dollar 1TB, 1 for $60
- 20GB per dollar 2TB, 1 for $100
It seems that a hard drive is cheaper to use as a backup device than optical disks. There are some hazards in that a hard drive is a bit more fragile but with careful handling it is option. My case has a sata docking port in the front so all I have to do is shove a bare drive into the front when I need to transfer onto it then pack it up carefully when done.
btw - priced one of those 300GB tape backups - $1200. No thanks.
NaRu:
--- Quote from: QlShdR on May 10, 2011, 07:40:58 PM ---Of course there is. 320 DL BD-disc : ) and/or bonus 3 TB external HDD-s on the shelf, standing next to each other like (expensive) books. ^__^
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oh hell no lol
QlShdR:
--- Quote from: bork on May 11, 2011, 02:33:37 AM ---Did some cost comparison
DVDs - 18.8GB per dollar 4.7GB/disk, 100 for $25
BD-R - 16.7GB per dollar 25GB/disk, 20 for $30
BR-DL - 6.1GB per dollar 50GB/disk, 10 for $82
HD - 16.7GB per dollar 1TB, 1 for $60
- 20GB per dollar 2TB, 1 for $100
It seems that a hard drive is cheaper to use as a backup device than optical disks. There are some hazards in that a hard drive is a bit more fragile but with careful handling it is option. My case has a sata docking port in the front so all I have to do is shove a bare drive into the front when I need to transfer onto it then pack it up carefully when done.
btw - priced one of those 300GB tape backups - $1200. No thanks.
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I have my source for cheaper BD and DL BD-discs. : )
--- Quote from: NaRu ---oh hell no lol
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But it would look cool. ;D
Extra HDDs ---> For about ~700 bucks, you have your back up.
Pentium100:
--- Quote from: bork on May 11, 2011, 02:33:37 AM ---btw - priced one of those 300GB tape backups - $1200. No thanks.
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I got a used LTO2 drive for 144EUR
A 200GB tape costs anywhere from 11.5EUR (appear sometimes on ebay) to 30.4EUR (available at a local store on order - arrive the next day).
The tape should hold onto its data for about 30 years. Good luck achieving that with an optical disk and especially a hard drive. Magnetooptical discs could do it, but they are more expensive and only have 128MB-9GB capacity.
moonlight:
Mwa, for backups of really important files I use gmail and dropbox (don't really care about the "privacy" issue, I'm not an important person anyway, so who the hell would spy/steal/corrupt my files X_X). Of course this is only managable for somewhat small files (mainly documents).
Media files, only music I can backup on my mp3-player (which I never use anyway) XD
For the rest, like anime, I just can't afford it. I only have 1 external HDD and just hope it doesnt die... If it dies, accept it I guess :S
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