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Re: Backup (hardware) for Linux



On Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:17:42 -0700 (PDT), Ira Abramov <ira@scso.com>
wrote:

>
>> > Can anybody suggest a good drive for backups?  We backup more than 12GB 
>> > daily, and DDS-3 DATs, what we use now, are quite unreliable and tend to 
>> > get ruined after a while.
>
>I never used DDS-3, but since I live in a very high-tech area and don't
>see DDS-3 in the stores, I'm guessing it is still very expensive and rare
>in Israel too. We're doing really fine here with a DDS2 tape changer

Nope. DDS3 cassettes are here and cost about 120 NIS + VAT. DDS2-120
cassettes which have 1/3 the capacity costs about 60 NIS + VAT, and
DDS2-90 (capacity is **half** of DDS2-120, NOT 3/4 of DDS2-120!) costs
about 30NIS + VAT, and DDS2-60 (2/3 of DDS2-90) costs a few shekels
less than DDS2-90 and are not cost effective.

About a year or two ago, before DDS3 was ever out, there was a
worldwide shortage of DDS2 cassettes, and while DDS2-90 and DDS2-60
used to cost about what they cost now, DDS2-120 skyrocked to way over
100 NIS, and was NOT cost effective.

Udi