In a message James Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: << I'm feeling the need to back up my box (PM 9600/4 gig drive) pretty acutely [bites nails]. What I'm wondering is: are Jaz disks a worthwhile (meaning fairly dependable) media to use for backups or not? I'm specifically looking at the 2 gig carts, but I guess I can use the 1 gig carts lying around here, too, if need be. >>
It seems most, if not all removable media drives and carts are prone to failure, perhaps the Jaz is the exception. Removable media is convenient for backups but I would not recommend them for a primary backup unless you have multiple drives available in case of a drive failure. In addition I would use multiple carts, one for Monday, another for Tuesday, ect for each day of the week in case one cart would fail. With all this said I still have some terribly unreliable SyQuest drives in use as secondary backups. I have multiple extra SyQuest drives available in case of a drive failure and a many extra carts. My primary daily backups are to a second internal hard drive and less frequently to CD-R media. Your backup plan depends on how important your data is. --glen (digest mode) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
