Digital BW, The Print

Derek,

Your distinction is a good one. If I wanted to be rigorous I would have two
or more and use them in rotation maintaining one off-site.

Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Clarke" <derek_c@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Storage: DVD vs CD


> You should distinguish between backup, which is disaster avoidance,  and
> archiving which is long term storage.
>
> A second hard disc is ideal for backup, but something else is more
> appropriate for archiving IMO.
>
> On Thursday 28 Mar 2002 3:15 am, Martin Wesley wrote:
> > Mitch,
> >
> > I was looking at the issue of backup and archiving with CD's or DVD's.
> > Instead I got an External 160GB Maxtor hard drive on a Firewire
connection.
> > I am copying photo files off to that. The cost was just under $400. I
think
> > there are 120GB units for $300.
> >
> > A lot easier than burning CD's and cheaper than a DVD burner.
> >
> > Martin
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Mitch Alland
> >   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> >   Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 8:04 AM
> >   Subject: [Digital BW] Storage: DVD vs CD
> >
> >
> >   As I am having trouble with my current SCSI interface CD burner, I
have
> > to decide whether to get an new FW-CD burner or a DVD burner. As my
> > Photoshop files are usually about 240MB, perhaps that is the way to go.
> >
> >   I know of two DVD burners, the LaCie DVD-RW drive which costs $499 and
> > the LaCie DVD DVD-R Second Generation drive which seems to be faster but
> > whose costs I don't know.
> >
> >   What are your recommendations as to:
> >
> >   1. whether to go to a DVD burner, and
> >   2. which DVD burner to get?
> >
> >   --Mitch
> >
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