Digital BW, The Print

Keep in mind Mark used the term. Mb.  Small b.   Megabits.  Not bytes.

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On Feb 5, 2010, at 6:20 PM, "mrjimbo" <mrjimbo@wispwest.net> wrote:

> Mark,
> I would suggest that you do a test using actual data to see if you  
> can really upload 1.5MB per second.. I would doubt that you can  
> really accomplish that unless your darn near next door to their  
> server and have paid for a premium connection. Anyway that is 90 MB  
> per minute and dude that is a smoking upload speed. Just to give you  
> a sense of it.. File types have something to do with speeds so most  
> specks are arrived at by using text files as they move easier then  
> image files.. The new USB standard 2.O supports about 30 MB per  
> second and they claim many USB flash drives like Corsair.. but most  
> actually get maybe 10MBS max.. an dthis stuff is tied directy to  
> your bus in teh puter. Remember USB 1.1 that spec topped out at 1  
> MBS per second ...Anyway do a test with a 60/100 MB graphic file and  
> let us know how long it takes to upload to a real source not one of  
> these speed test things you can do..
> I have what for me is a pretty good system I think.. It was a pain  
> in the ass to set up and not cheap.. My biggest night mare is data  
> management.. We do scanning for both customers and my own use. Just  
> added a scan back as a late xmas present for teh 4x5. I'm trying to  
> manage my own image files which include scans from film and direct  
> digital. Then we print for artists and ourselves.. so lots of print  
> files. I guess I'm trying to say literally tons of files. Anyway we  
> use a multi disk Raid system in the studio which is mirrored in the  
> house 75 feet away in real time. Then I still put my personal money  
> shots onto a 32GB Corsairs that sit in a safe deposit box. Which by  
> the way I just had my first failure on one of them.... Totally  
> freaked me out.. Anyway the last item might work out great on an on  
> line thing.. It's 35 miles to my safe deposit box :-(
>
> jimbo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Savoia
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 5:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] OT: Remote Backup
>
> OK, the person who recommended CrashPlan, looks like a nice product.
>
> I downloaded it to give it a (30 day free) try, wanted to backup a  
> large folder of customer's jobs, 418.5 GB, said it will take 6.5  
> months to upload and that is with my cable at 1.5 Mb sec upload  
> speeds. At home Mozy took about two weeks for 102.4 GB. Hmmmmmm, any  
> chance CrashPlan has bandwidth restrictions?
>
> Mark
> http://www.stillrivereditions.com
>
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