[DM-MUG] long-term data storage

[Jon Thompson]

I understand how they come up with the number, however, Iomega's  
track record has not been good, so I would shy away from them.

I would look at dual layer DVDs as the primary option right now.   
Macsales has internal units for Macs for $42.99, and with 8.5GB per  
disk, they will cut your "pieces" in half.

If that is still to many pieces, you could look at something like a  
VXA-1 drive (33GB per $66 tape, $1099 from exabyte) or VXA-2 drive  
(80 GB per $80 tape, $1,690 from exabyte)
-- 
Jon Thompson
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On 2006, Aug 22, at 11:52 AM, Darcy Baston wrote:

> Thanks for this Jon.
>
> I'll be archiving anything and everything. I've got songs I've  
> written, videos I've taken, email, 10k+ photos, want to consolidate  
> install CDs for software etc. I'm looking for something more long- 
> term and convenient than having to move all the data to whatever  
> new media storage technology comes out. From what you're saying,  
> it's a nice fantasy but is difficult to realize.
>
> I'm also looking for a way to stop using a media storage solution  
> that requires so many individual pieces. It was great to go from so  
> many CDs to many fewer DVDs, but now those are piling up. The  
> counter pressure to that is that the more you have on any one media  
> object, the more you risk losing. Are we just stuck with having  
> tons of DVDs to avoid that situation, even with a higher capacity  
> solution?
>
> Iomega's claim is mathmatical based on submitting the cartridges  
> and drives to extreme conditions. You can learn more about that here:
>
> http://download.iomega.com/com/rev/solutions/pdfs/ 
> iomega_technology_whitepaper_rev__30_yr_shelf.pdf
>
> Darcy
>
> On Tuesday, August 22, 2006, at 11:37AM, Jon Thompson <jon at mac- 
> consultant.com> wrote:
>
>> Darcy,
>>
>> It really depends on how much you are archiving.  Are you saving
>> video?  Are you saving email?  This really plays into how much
>> storage you need to save.
>>
>> The key to long term backups is knowing your media and its lifespan,
>> and migrating off of it before the data degrades.
>>
>> As for Iomega claiming 35 years, you and I both know that this
>> product has not existed for that long, so they really have no real
>> way of knowing how long the product will last.  Furthermore, with
>> Iomega's record, I would not trust their products to last five  
>> minutes.
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