What do you download?

[Raydeus]

Re: What do you download?

But then I'll need a backup for the backup to make sure, so it's either buy a house or the 2 backup units.

Hmmm... (/think)

[Mhurron]

Re: What do you download?

Snapshot backups to tape

[Yellow Mage]

Re: What do you download?

(/think)

You should always do this before you (/say).

[Raydeus]

Re: What do you download?

Exactly how much tape are we talking about here? o.O


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You should always do this before you (/say).

I'm sure there's a moral right there. Too bad I don't know what it is or where. :sad:

[Mhurron]

Re: What do you download?

You can get 320GB tapes. There are 1u automount tape systems that can handle 1.6TB and bigger ones that can handle more.

It only costs a small fortune.

[Raydeus]

Re: What do you download?

So I guess I'll just keep buying HDDs.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: What do you download?

$14,000 can get you a 7TB iSCSI SAN.

I have a 2TB firewire HD and I paid $600 for it. You don't need the best and the brightest for storage purposes...at least I didn't think I did.

[Mhurron]

Re: What do you download?

Ya, you can get cheaper ones, or DiY, but they never look anywhere near as good.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: What do you download?

Another thing I do is fill a HD and then put it in storage. I keep the original shipping and just repack it and put it on a shelf. I used to burn my anime but became over run with floppys/cds/dvds so now I just leave it on the hd and store that.

[Jarre]

Re: What do you download?

It amazes me that people actually do this....

Yeah it sucks when F774wits think its cool to nick your stuff.

As for the cd thing, yeah I converted 250 CD's to Mp3s so they fit onto my computer when i was at university, that was 2 less boxes of shit to take with me.

[Sabaron]

Re: What do you download?

Be lazy like me (at times) www.peapod.com , I know its not actually d/l'ing groceries but its as close as you're gonna get! ...

This is where the "if I could" part comes in. I can't use peapod since I don't live in a major metro area. They don't deliver to the boonies. ;_;
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You can get 320GB tapes. There are 1u automount tape systems that can handle 1.6TB and bigger ones that can handle more.

It only costs a small fortune.

Why don't you just go all out and get an automated Silo?

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/uk/sto...sheet_c20.html

[Mhurron]

Re: What do you download?

Why don't you just go all out and get an automated Silo?
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/uk/sto...sheet_c20.html

Power requirements.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: What do you download?

Power requirements.

LOL No doubt!! My electricity is already $190 a month....can you imagine with that?? My husband would definately divorce me! lol

[Akashimo]

Re: What do you download?

LOL No doubt!! My electricity is already $190 a month....can you imagine with that?? My husband would definately divorce me! lol

Roflol
Well that'll make you free for all the guys that hit on ya XD!

[Feba]

Re: What do you download?

Mhurron, is tape even cheaper than magnetic drives anymore? Let alone cost effective when you count the cost of buying the drive?
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On a side note, I've been inside one of those tape archive silos before some number of years ago.

Of course you could take this as an opportunity to mock me for going in to Take Your Daughter to work day. But that HQ was still kickass.