Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/11

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Fugitive DVDs
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Thu Dec 11 18:06:34 2008

Larry,

I don't like DVD's.  I have some of the archival "gold" CD's, and one failed
the other day.  DVD's are a level lower.  I think the way to go is redundant
external HD's.  You can buy a 500gb HD for very little.  My working files on
the PC fast HD are backed up to external HD#1, which is copied to #2, which
is copied to #3, which is copied to #4.  #'s 2-4 are not connected to power
or the PC except when needed, but are in a closet.  It is a crude system,
but one of those suckers will survive.  I see you can also buy 1TB raid HD's
for very little.  Of course, I am just an amateur so 500gb is more than
enough for my raw files and portfolio.  My system would not survive an EMP
attack or a big fire, but then I would have bigger fish to fry, so to speak.

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: Thursday, December 11, 2008 7:25 AM
> To: lug@leica-users.org
> Cc: Lawrence Zeitlin
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Fugitive DVDs
> 
> Point with alarm time.
> 
> For those of you (including me) who store image files on DVD, check
> out David Pogue's article in the NY Times.
> 
> http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/homemade-dvds-going-going-
> gone/?em
> 
> Larry Z
> 
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Fugitive DVDs)