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Backup Tapes: Alive And Kicking

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the please-be-kind-and-rewind dept.

yootje writes "The Register runs an article about the future of backup tapes, which looks pretty good. Although some people say backup tapes are dead, tape systems continue to evolve. To prove that, The Register intoduces some new products that are about to come, like the SL8500."

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  1. Dead? by devphaeton · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hell no.

    Tapes still have the most bang-for-the-buck value.

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  2. 90 Petabytes? by ralf1 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'll need three just to back up my porn collection.

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  3. Re:If it ain't broke... by Hatta · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Media is one thing, what about the drives? I would love to move to tape, but when DVD-R drives are around $100, it's hard to justify spending $500 on a tape drive. This is old technology, why is it still so expensive?

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  4. Re:If it ain't broke... by syousef · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Get yourself a USB 2/SATA RAID drive enclosure for about USD60. You can buy hard disks to your heart's content - 80 Gig is about USD60. Shows up as a drive letter.

    I have a couple of Metal Gear Box (one USB2, one SATA/USB2). Don't screw the drive to the base plate on the unit and you can swap disks in the thing without tools.

    Yeah its not quite _as_ cheap if you need more than about 5 disks, but Backup is quicker. Retrieval is almost instant.

    Besides its been years since I did it but I bought and returned a tape drive once - slow and unreliable. I don't know what its like now but you use to have to pay good money for RELIABLE tape units.

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