Posted by :::Jerry:::: on 12/06/05 15:39

"JT" <NgPoster@missing.org> wrote in message
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[ re using hard drives for archiving rather than tape ]
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> In any case, at .25/GB storing DV files (and the project file) on a
> hard drive costs less than leaving it on a high-quality tape
> (Excellence at say $8/hour vs $3 for 12GB of disk space).

The purchase price tag might well favour HDD storage but how much
would data recovery cost if a HDD failed, the point I'm making is
that tape based storage often only fails only partially and much data
can often be retrieved cheaply or at no cost.
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