On Wed, 20 Dec 2000, Bill Freeman wrote:
> Given that the cost of CD-R media, unlike any form of reliable tape that
> I've ever used, is in the noise compared to the value of your time when
> doing backups ...
Here is a quick chart, based on five minutes of research at PC Connection's
website, of media cost, in dollars per gigabyte:
Media GB $/GB
------ ----- ------
DLT IV 35 1.03
DDS-3 12 1.08
CR-R 0.65 1.41
TR-5 10 1.80
CD-RW 0.65 1.85
AIT/50 50 2.00
VXA/20 20 2.15
As you can see, most of the popular tape media are actually quite price
competitive, if not significantly cheaper, then (re)recordable compact disc
media. Plus, you can re-use tape, unlike CD-R media. When you consider the
size of individual media, and how much it costs to pay someone to sit there
and feed your CD-R drive new discs, tape becomes *much* cheaper.
> A safe backup strategy requires thinking like an accountant.
Indeed. :-)
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