>on 07/25/2001 07:08 PM, Murray E. Milligan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>> Is it better to use a USB disk type arrangement or a CD burner to back up my
>> iBook.
>>
>> The only thing I want to back up are my favourites, e-mail, letters and some
> > , not many graphic files.
>>
>
>The Burned disk is more reliable and platform independant whereas the USB
>disk backup arrangement would be more economical and probably include an
>appropriate amount of storage space. CD @ 650 - 700 MB each or USB zip @ 100
>- 250 MB. Which are you more concerned about, the universal compatibility
>and durability of the burner media or the price competitiveness of the USB
>storage option.
>
>Mark
>
But.... depending on how you want to time your backups, ie are you
going to wait until you have a full CD of files before you backup?
That could take you several weeks at which point you could easily
have several crashes. Toast has session burning which is _far_ more
reliable than DirectCD backups. How much information are you going to
be backing up in, say, a week? And how much of that information will
you want a year from now? Using a Zip drive may work out better for
you in some cases, especially if you want to make any changes to the
data.
An alternative that you didn't mention, and that may not even be
feasible for you, is to backup to an iDisk at mac.com. If you have
someone you trust with your password, you could have them download
and burn the information for you to CD periodically. As for keeping
the information private, you could always encrypt the files before
uploading. This might be the cheapest way to backup depending on many
dinners you need to buy for the other person.
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