Re: tape or hard drive?

This is from the pdf product info file I downloaded from Sony last year before we bought our drive DDS-4 drives provide full backward compatibility with the ability to read write to DDS-3, DDS-2 and DDS-1 tapes. While enabling tape sizes (and costs) to be matched to the backup job, DDS-4

Re: tape or hard drive?

I don't think the DDS-3 drives will read the DDS-1 tapes, but will read the DDS-2. Basically this means they are one step backward compatible. DDS-3 will read/write DDS-2 DDS-2 will read/write DDS-1 DDS-1 cannot read/write DDS-2 DDS-2 cannot read/write DDS-3 DavidRoss wrote: I like the HP

Re: tape or hard drive?

I like the HP DDS/DAT drives. thanks for the info on this ... Sounds like these could fit in as a part of my overall multi-faceted backup system (I think I want a USB disc, too). Now, can you tell me: Someone else informed me of the DDS-1 -2 -3 breakdowns and the different megs the

Re: tape or hard drive?

I'll check this out later today. matt barkdull wrote: I don't think the DDS-3 drives will read the DDS-1 tapes, but will read the DDS-2. Basically this means they are one step backward compatible. DDS-3 will read/write DDS-2 DDS-2 will read/write DDS-1 DDS-1 cannot read/write DDS-2

Re: tape or hard drive?

Hi David, Thanks for your comments. You raise some very valid issues, but I probably wasn't verbose enough to adequately describe my strategy. on 23/2/01 7:51 PM, David Ross at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The major problem with using a disk drive duplication backup strategy is that it leaves a

Re: tape or hard drive?

DavidRoss wrote: I like the HP DDS/DAT drives. thanks for the info on this ... Sounds like these could fit in as a part of my overall multi-faceted backup system (I think I want a USB disc, too). Now, can you tell me: Someone else informed me of the DDS-1 -2 -3 breakdowns and the

Re: tape or hard drive?

At 10:52 AM -0500 02/21/2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should I go with a tape system for backing up, or stick with a hd? I've always found it more affordable to do multiple backups to tape instead of convincing others to purchase multiple HDs. Stephen K. Suh

Re: tape or hard drive?

I personally would get a buslink USB hard drive (or two or howevermany you need.) I might get some flack for suggesting this but It works great and its cheaper than tape. You also never have to change a tape. The only thing to be leary about is its extention. being yet another 3rd party

Re: tape or hard drive?

on 22/2/01 2:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should I go with a tape system for backing up, or stick with a hd? Not really an easy question to answer because selecting appropriate media depends a lot on how much data needs to be backed up. Personally I like to use both.

Re: tape or hard drive?

s own advice at home :) - Original Message - From:Donovan Brooke To: retro-talk Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 5:04 PM Subject: Re: tape or hard drive? I personally would get a[snip] Donovan

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thanks very much for taking the time to share yr backup strategy with me, Malcom -- excellent ideas, since I basically have had no overall efficient strategy myself! i like yr idea of using a disc for increments, then weekly backing to tape. I'll also do off-site storage for one backup set this