Gee, I'm glad I started this thread. Getting more useful info from
the responses to it than I did from the original link.
Thanks!/ScottGee1
On 7/20/06, Patrick Moore <paddy@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> * On Thu, Jul 20, 2006 at 02:14:27PM -0400, Chuck Norcutt said:
> > Hard drives are extraordinarily cheap and reliable and getting more so
> > all the time. As a former data center manager for 10 years I wouldn't
> > touch tape with a ten foot pole. At least for you and me in our home
> > offices.
>
> Having had personal experience with tape drives, and many friends with
> similar other experiences I wouldn't go near them unless I really had no
> other choice. We're talking end of the universe type apocalypse here.
> I found them to be unreliable and slow, and a multitude of other things
> along the way.
>
> Follow Chuck and stick with HDs. :)
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