On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 06:21:39AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote > so I'm now planning to buy a new DVD drive & to start using DVDs. > I wb using them only for back-ups, not playing music or videos. > > This looks like a good enough item : > ASUS DRW-24B1ST 24x SATA Black R 48x W 8x OEM : CAD 24,99
Some "outside the box thinking"... * You said CDs are going away, so let's use DVDs * Others said DVDs are going away, so let's use Bluerays * I say that exposed-platter media in general is going away So let's look at using USB keys instead... * My "offsite backup" is a couple of 16-gig USB keys in a safety deposit box at my bank. Ever tried to stash a CD/DVD/Blueray disk into a regular-size safety deposit box? It doesn't work. * Random access - check * All permissions and ownership UIDs - check (when formatted with any linux file system). I suggest formatting as ext2fs. It's simple, and it works. You won't be writing that often, and journaling filesystems can be murder on USB keys. FAT32 doesn't save linux ownership+permissions. Also, while the FAT32 partition can go up to 2 terabytes, individual files can only go up to 4 gigs. -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
