On 8/29/07, Jorge Fábregas
Hello Guys,
Do anyone of you use any tape drive for personal backup? I personally use a 2nd internal hard-drive where I perform nightly backups but twice a year I backup to offline media (DVD-R DL media)...but right now I'm reaching 100 GB of data...that's a bunch of data to burn! (even if it's dual layer media). I know there are HD and Blu-ray drives but they're too expensive. I think I can get a tape-drive for much mess.
I just would like to know if anyone recommends any particular tape-drive and also what software do you use with it (just plain tar?)
Thanks!
Good tape drives are expensive (LTO, DLT, AIT). Cheap tape drives are not worth the money (DDS4, etc.) imho. For only 100GB, you might look for a used one (eBay?), but even they are likely too expensive for home use. The only middle ground I know of is the Exabyte VXA-2 drives, but I have not kept up with real world feedback, just the initial specs from a few years ago. New they are too expensive for home use, but maybe you can find a used one? Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org