I'm not sure if this is the proper newsgroup, so correct me if I'm
wrong.  I'm looking to get either a DVD recorder or external harddrive
to back up my 20-50 GB of photos and add to the backups frequently.
This device will be external and attached via USB2 to my notebook computer.

(A)  What are the advantages/disadvantages according to the more
experienced utilizers,
(B) Which brands /models of DVD recorders are favored considering all
factors including price, and
(C) Which brands/models of hard drives are favored considering all
factors including price.

thanks in advance,
Jerry C.

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On Thu, 05 Aug 2004 21:26:34 GMT, "Jerry C." <jerryci@nospam.net>
wrote:

>I'm not sure if this is the proper newsgroup, so correct me if I'm
>wrong.  I'm looking to get either a DVD recorder or external harddrive
>to back up my 20-50 GB of photos and add to the backups frequently.
>This device will be external and attached via USB2 to my notebook computer.
>
>(A)  What are the advantages/disadvantages according to the more
>experienced utilizers,

Hard drives are best for back up. DVD is best for archiving (i.e. hard
drives for short to medium term storage, DVD for long term storage).

>(B) Which brands /models of DVD recorders are favored considering all
>factors including price, and

Personally,I've been using Plextor for years and they're [practically
bulletproof. Only ever had one and it was replaced straight away with
no quibbles.

>(C) Which brands/models of hard drives are favored considering all
>factors including price.
>
Look at Maxtor and LaCie.

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