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Re: [Digital BW] Re: OT - CD/DVD study with corrosion intercept

2007-08-14 by Peter Marshall

Absolutely so.

I keep two copies on different hard drives, one on CD and one on DVD.

Writing the CDs gets to be a bit of a chore but I think they are rather 
a better moderate term storage bet than the DVD. I use very much cheaper 
boxes than the Light Impressions ones, probably less archival, but I 
suspect the difference isn't going to be to great.

I used to rely on a Raid 5 system rather than 2 separate hard drives, 
but really it is easier to use two separate copies.  I'd never rely on a 
single hard drive, as I've had several fail in the past. It would be 
nice to keep one of these off-site, but it isn't convenient for me.

But then I don't bother with off-site copies of my negatives either:-)

Peter

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john dean wrote:
> http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com/servlet/OnlineShopping?DSP=50000&PCR=30000:400000:450000&IID=20817
>
> The ideal thing is to make two cds or dvds and also put it on an
> external hard drive. All these storage options are cheap considering
> the amount of time and sweat put into the work.
>
> john
>
>
>

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