[aclug-L] Re: SCSI tape drive recommendation

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carl D Cravens <raven@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 10 Feb 2000, John Goerzen wrote:
> 
> > The downsides are that tape drives are slow compared to hard drives,
> 
> Kind of sad that backup solutions have become more expensive than on-line
> storage (hard drives).  It'd be cheaper to throw a second drive into the
> box and backup to it.  (Not mirror... most of the time I restore a file,

That's why I asked what he wanted to do with it.  If you just want one
copy, this is a good idea.  If you want archival copies and off-site
backups, tapes are a lot cheaper because the media is so much
cheaper.  The up-front cost is larger, but you quickly make up for it.

-- John

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