Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 30 Jun 2003 10:16:21 -0500 | From | Andrew Ryan <> | Subject | Re: bkbits.net is down |
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On Sun, Jun 29, 2003 at 03:14:25PM +0200, Daniel Egger wrote: > > > 5MB/Sec is faster than MOST tapes drivs ? Or ??? > > If you are talking older scsi-2 or 1 drives yes . > > But on a properly tuned system any of the newer tape drives s/b > > able beat that hands down . > > To cite a popular manufacturer directly from the homepage: > "... and a data transfer rate of up to 5 megabytes per second" > > Please note the "up to" and that this drive is an affordable latest > generation ADR streamer. > While a little expensive, LTO drives can do 15MB/sec native. Even if bkbits does have 2 or 3 backup sites, it is still a good idea to have a tape backup of the data.
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