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Posted by Ken Maltby on 07/18/06 04:48
"Tony" <rdnewsNOSPAM2006@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:59:05 GMT, Roy L. Fuchs
> <roylfuchs@urfargingicehole.org> wrote:
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>> Hard drives are the MOST reliable mass data storage devices on the
>>planet. Bar none.
>
> Store some data on an external hard drive and also on a DVD. Then
> shake both the drive and the DVD violently above your head. Then
> push both off a 8 ft high shelf onto a hard floor. Now try to access
> your data from the drive and from the DVD.
>
I would not give a DVD -or- a hard drive to a Two Year Old,
(or you either it appears). Properly stored off-line, (with the heads
locked in a safe area) most drives can take quite a bit more of a
jar than you seem to realize. If you insist on putting your drives
on 8 Ft high shelves you might consider some carpeting and using
laptop drives rated 100Gs or more.
> Hard drive convenience is nice. But data backups have to move
> off site. Moving a hard drive from place to place is risky and
> because the drive can store so much data, doubly risky. Keep
> data sets small, and use removable media for backup if possible.
> Alternatively, stream the data securely over the internet to the
> backup location (which may be an online service).
>
> Tony
>
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