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Lelouch · 3 Weeks Ago

Backup..

Tape drives suck, and HD's are only part of a backup system, optical media is good for backups. HD's can fail; but optical media just needs to be burnt and kept safe.

Of course, ideally you would have the backups on both HD's and optical, maybe even tape *shudder*.

*VulcanDragon* · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Lelouch

Of course, ideally you would have the backups on both HD's and optical, maybe even tape *shudder*.

I wouldn't bother with tape. I'm even planning ripping our aging DLT tape backups out of my data center this year and replacing with a disk-to-disk solution. Of course, I will want to virtualize it as a VTL (virtual tape library) so our existing backup software will continue to work and my staff needs less training, which is pretty cool.

Danylu · 3 Weeks Ago

disc backups? Only easier to break and slower than hard drives... Unless hey start makin 20x BD burners

StormX2 · 3 Weeks Ago

omg i could store all my Anime on 1 DISC!!!!!
AND WATCH IT ALL!!

Jewels · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by VulcanDragon

I think many people have abandoned optical discs as a strong medium for system backups long ago. External hard drives are more affordable per GB, easily portable, and more up to the challenge. Personally, I only use discs for file backups (e.g. My Documents, but nothing more).

I would be curious to know how many readers actually do use discs for their system backups...I don't even see how it could be done effectively with modern HD sizes.

I see optical discs as more of a permanent form of backup, as with external HDD's you tend to overwrite them often. I currently use an external HDD to store my backups, but I'd rather have additional disc backups as a final precaution, should some unforeseen disaster occur. Backing up the entire contents of my hard drive every month would allow me to access virtually any file I've ever had on my system should I find myself wanting.

Lelouch · 3 Weeks Ago

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Originally Posted by Danylu

disc backups? Only easier to break and slower than hard drives... Unless hey start makin 20x BD burners

If your a tard.. Yeah easier to break lol. Just be careful with them, and store them offsite, along with maybe even have a redundant set of discs.

You can never have too many backups.. lol

xpipe · 3 Weeks Ago

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Now here's a rate of progress we could get used to. Nary a month after Pioneer trumpeted a 400GB Blu-ray Disc, out pops another press release from the firm boasting about a 500 gigger with a score of layers. Based on research at its Tokyo headquarters, specifications have been drafted for an incredibly capacious 500GB BD. Granted, this very company already had plans for a 500GB optical disc nearly four years ago, but there's no time like the present to make this stuff a reality, right?

I'm so glad I didn't fall for buying one of those cruddy 400GB discs when 500GB was right around the corner. See, it always pays to wait

nategr8ns · 3 Weeks Ago

I think I can safely say it's going to be slow as hell...
Well, slower. They are pretty efficient down there now-a-days.

wsnnwa · 3 Weeks Ago

By the time this hits the mass market bluray drives would most likely have 20x burn speed or more.

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