On 04/02/12 01:57:14, Scott Ferguson wrote: > >>> That I have backups of stuff for a couple weeks is worth the > >>> massively slow tapes (and tape drive $$), IMHO. > > Tape slow? Depends on your budget I guess and needs I guess. DLT is > dirt cheap nowadays (cost of shipping only in many cases, compared > to LTO). > > I still use tape (DDS-4) for a couple of SGI Octanes, bang for bucks > it's pretty fast backup and restore (I also have other uses for the > tapes).
No one seems to have suggested DVDs or BlueRay as storage medium. Is there a reason these do not seem to be used much?
