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Disk spanning (multiple dvds) archiving software, which one would you suggest?
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<blockquote data-quote="viralbug" data-source="post: 1488164" data-attributes="member: 10368"><p>I used to keep data backed up on DVDs till about a year ago. It's just a big pain to keep burning on DVDs. HDDs are going really cheap and data size is increasing. IMO it doesn't make sense to use DVDs as backups anymore. Also, considering you have 1.8TB to back up, burning all that data on DVDs would be madness.</p><p>You can order Seagate LP drives online. They are much better than the WD green drives.</p><p></p><p>Another alternative is to use blu-rays to backup your data. But that would mean investing in a blu ray drive and sourcing blank blu-ray media. Considering it costs 200 bucks for 1 disc, the cost of media alone would be 14-15k plus additional 5k for a writer. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Using DVDs and a single hard drive would cost about the same. Around 4000 bucks for 5 spindles of dual layer and 3700 for a 2TB drive. IMO you should buy 2 2TB drives and keep one as a backup of the other.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viralbug, post: 1488164, member: 10368"] I used to keep data backed up on DVDs till about a year ago. It's just a big pain to keep burning on DVDs. HDDs are going really cheap and data size is increasing. IMO it doesn't make sense to use DVDs as backups anymore. Also, considering you have 1.8TB to back up, burning all that data on DVDs would be madness. You can order Seagate LP drives online. They are much better than the WD green drives. Another alternative is to use blu-rays to backup your data. But that would mean investing in a blu ray drive and sourcing blank blu-ray media. Considering it costs 200 bucks for 1 disc, the cost of media alone would be 14-15k plus additional 5k for a writer. :P Using DVDs and a single hard drive would cost about the same. Around 4000 bucks for 5 spindles of dual layer and 3700 for a 2TB drive. IMO you should buy 2 2TB drives and keep one as a backup of the other. [/QUOTE]
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