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And how much for the tape machine?
by Denvercoder9 5y ago
And how much for the tape machine?
- Someone1234 5y agoThe person above was talking about the cost of HDDs, they didn't include the cost of a machine or NAS to run them in so why should I? Seems like a double standard wherein people are going to pretend housing multiple HDDs costs $0 (unrealistic) but won't even evaluate spending money on a tape drive. You what doesn't get cryptolockered? Yesterday's tape sitting on the shelf.
- Denvercoder9 5y agoBecause we're talking about most people, and most people already have a machine into which they can plug a HDD. Often that's the very machine with the documents they want to backup.
- wongarsu 5y agoI think "plugs into SATA or USB" is a reasonable standard for a backup storage medium.
- Someone1234 5y agoWhereas I think that isn't a backup at all, because it is plugged into the same machine (i.e. online backup) and therefore going to get crypto-lockered.
- Denvercoder9 5y agoNeither SATA nor USB implies permanence.
- Teever 5y agoA USB drive hooked up via ESATA or USB is directly comparable to an LTO tape.
- Dylan16807 5y agoSo is a tape left in the drive. If you can move a tape to a shelf, you can unplug a USB cable. And to your question about having a separate machine, a Pi will be fine.