[conspire] DVD as backup media

[Sean Berry]

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003, Rick Moen wrote:

> Quoting Greg Dougherty (gregd at molecularsoftware.com):
>
> > The problem is that a tape drive with reasonable capacity just costs
> > too damn much, so it leads people to look for any alternatives.
>
> Reconditioned DDS3 tape drives for less than $750 are really easy to
> find, and DDS2 for under $550 -- and that's without even trying to shop
> around.  If you're realistic about the quantity and cost of media you're
> going to need over (say) a two-year period, DAT solutions come out _way_
> ahead on price.
>
> I don't think they're so much driven to look for alternatives as they
> are myopic about long-term considerations and kidding themselves on the
> number of backup sets they should keep per year.

And, perhaps, the cost of -not- having a backup.