[Leica] Re: Image storage

[kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)]

I'm also sold on using multiple (redundant) HD's.  It is ideal for me since
I don't have a huge volume.  External 500gb drives will hold all my raw
files and portfolio, and a backup program like SyncBack lets you back up
from drive to drive with just one click.  At this point, all of my scans and
raw files live on three external HD's, one of which is stored away from the
computer.  If I outgrow that, I'll just move to a one TB drive, which by
then, of course, will be about 10TB for $50.  Then, migration to the Next
Big Thing will be easier than with dozens or hundreds of DVD's that may or
may not survive.

Ken

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-
> bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Lawrence Zeitlin
> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 6:39 PM
> To: lug@leica-users.org; lug-request@leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Image storage
> 
> 
> On Jun 2, 2007, at 2:58 PM, Brian wrote:
> 
> >
> >>> A 500GB hard drive that costs US$100 can store 5GB per dollar
> >> ...
> >> Can you point me to (recommend) brand and place to purchase such
> >> drives?
> >
> > I buy bare "OEM" drives and connect them via a separate USB hookup
> > that I re-use from disk to disk. I get the disks locally at "dot
> > com depot" in Santa Clara (408) 738-3895. I'm sure they would sell
> > to you mail order if you phone them. Their stock and prices vary
> > from day to day; at this instant their price on a Seagate 500GB IDE
> > Barracuda is $129.95 but I bet that if I drove down there they'd
> > have something cheaper.
> >
> > I buy drives about 4 times a year; it is pointless to stockpile
> > them. I like Seagate Barracuda drives; right now I am using the
> > 500GB drives for archival storage because I got a great price on 3
> > of them a couple of months ago, but if I see a great price on some
> > smaller size I might buy those next time.  Recently the 400GB
> > Seagate IDE drives were going for about $66 on eBay (see item
> > 260116726684, for example). Those disks (400GB Seagate IDE) are
> > quite regularly available on Amazon.com under
> > $100.
> >
> > To put data onto a disk, I attach one of these to it and plug it
> > into my computer:
> >
> >    http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchdetail.asp?productID=13779
> >
> > Then when I'm done, I remove the disk from the USB harness, put it
> > into a Glad bag, and put it into a fire-resistant strongbox.
> >
> 
> 
> And all this is easier than burning picture files into a DVD? You've
> got to be kidding. Last night I saved the contents of my iPhoto
> Library (about 11.3 Gb) to 3 DVD discs. The whole process took about
> an hour. All I had to do was change the DVD when each was ejected
> from the computer. Mac OS 10.4 lets you multitask so I could surf the
> web between disc changes. I create a new iPhoto Library about twice a
> month so the DVDs are labeled with the date and rough notes about the
> types of images on each. For safety, I burn duplicate DVDs using
> Toast 6. It's a lot quicker than burning a duplicate from iPhoto. The
> spares are simply stored in a file cabinet in the garage (in case the
> house burns down). Simple - no engineering degree required.
> 
> Larry Z
> 
> 
> 
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