[LRflex] Re: Breathing easier, now.

  • From: Gary E <ge_crocus@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Leica Reflex <LeicaReflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 19:19:00 -0800 (PST)

Charlie,

The DAT tapes weren't all that great even for music; used way back when.  I've 
found that the minimum would be the old Exabyte 8mm which were larger than the 
4mm DAT tapes.  Small departments would use it as a low cost alternative. DLT 
type tapes can hold up to 35GB native and 70GB compressed.  The newer LTO types 
can hold much more.  Sony AIT type tapes hold even more as well.

The problem is even a single tape unit/standalone can cost around 1500-3500 
(depending on format and type) which really isn't suitable for a home photo 
user.  The only plus is that they can archive for up to 30 years (in some 
tests).  If I were a professional (such as a wedding photographer) I would 
definitely use one of the industry standards (AIT/LTO) to keep not only my 
business information (customer database and financials) but my photos as well.  
It's just good business sense and costs less than lawsuits ;)

Gary E

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>Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:36:18 -0500
>From: Charlie Falke <chfalke@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Breathing easier, now.
>
>Gary E wrote:
>> David,
>>
>> I've been in the IT field for some time now, so I can tell you it is a 
>> >safer bet to use either Raid 1, Raid 5 or Raid 6 if you want to have 
>> >redundancy or protection from lost data.  It does cost a bit more to have 
>> >a PC retrofitted with the additional drives, but CD and DVD's are not a 
>> >great way to archive information; no business I know uses this method.  
>> >The only other method we use to archive data is the backup tape.  Not >many 
>> people I know including myself uses that method at home; it's >archaic and 
>> tape drives can be expensive.
>>
>> Gary E
>>
>>   
>Gary,
>   The only tape drive I've got is a SCSI DAT drive, and that hasn't
>exactly impressed me as a bulletproof format.  What have you found
>to be a reliable tape backup?
>-- 
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