Backup Software - Re: better backup device

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Re: better backup device

Curious George

2004-10-25, 5:45 pm

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 20:08:39 +0100, "Linea Recta"
<mccm.vos-spamtrap-@hccnet.nl> wrote:

>I really can't imagine why people would want to use expensive and unreliable
>backup devices like tape drives. I'm very happy making my ghost images on an
>external HD (firewire/USB).

Short answer:
it better satisifies needs of media rotation, data archival, handling
& shipping offsite, and high quality tape has a much lower error rate
than disk.