>Of course, the biggest problem with these new big drives (I see that
>Hitachi are selling 72Gb drives on buy.com for $146, and I've seen 80Gb
>(I think Maxtor)) is that although one can buy the drives cheaply
>enough, how the heck does one back them up economically? Look at the
>prices of tape streamers that can handle such capacities (hint - second
>mortgage).
just buy 2 drive of the same size & mirror the thing. =)
at $146, what's the problem?
my personal solution is -- if it dies, format & reinstall
that's why my important, nonreplaceable stuff is on a second drive
Adrian Smith
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