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Affordable Home Backups for 10-100G Systems?

Posted by Cliff on from the portable-media-that-can-store-GIGs dept.

MichaelJames asks: "Ok, I have my MP3's streaming, all our digital pictures up, and a file server running on one machine in the basement. What would be the best way to do simple backups of the system and data? Get a tape drive Get a CDRW or DVDRW to backup the MP3 and pics, but use the old Zip drive for the file server data?" With drives in the 10-20 gig range only getting smaller and less expensive, what are we to do for backups, that have yet to scale well in the same range. For home systems with up to 100G of storage, what do you use to back up that much data, with a solution that's affordable to the average computer user? Have DVD writers become cheap enough for serious consideration as a backup media?

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  1. Re:What about fire? by ndfa · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    well considering its your house, i seriously doubt your MP3's should be your first concern.

    AND if so, just leave a copy with a friend as a gift!

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  2. Re:How about this one? by corky6921 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I said I wanted two. On Pricewatch, they are approximately $300 each. $300 x 2 = $600.

    By the way, I'm female. :)

  3. Re:Maybe it's not fancy, but... by chubbyj · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    and a monkey

  4. Re:What about fire? by Tackhead · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    > What do you do when the building burns down?

    OK, buy two drives and spend another $10 on another "slider" for your rack.

    Store one drive in a safety deposit box offsite. Rotate drives monthly.

    (And as another poster suggested, if it's just your MP3z, store the backup copy at your friend's place. And he can store his backup at your place.)

  5. Re:How about this one? by bonzoesc · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I whored about 10 karma away last week so I could get some of his Neodymium magnet rings - not necessarily to live forever, but for anything you could possibly need strong magnets for.

    Eternal life is just a fringe benefit.