[Thinkpad] Flash (SD) as backup?

[Rob]

CD-R or DVD-R (or +Rs) will give you immutable archival backups
which is what I expect is the minimum most companies would
want for copies of financial data.  (Don't forget that off-site copy.)

Hope This Helps,
--Rob

Alex Austin wrote:
> I've only had issues with Memorex USB flash drives before , and if I recall,
> the ZIP100 disks weren't that great either.
> 
> BTW, This is a desktop that I'm building to be cheap, and I will include a
> DVD burner - flash is just easier.
> 
> On 4/16/07, STeve Andre' <andres at msu.edu> wrote:
>> On Monday 16 April 2007 15:43:27 Alex Austin wrote:
>>> I have some clients who have one machine dedicated to the company
>>> financials. From a reliability standpoint, would it make sense to offer
>>> flash as a backup solution? They previously used ZIP100.
>> Ugh.  The idea of using solid-state memory for backup purposes
>> makes me queasy.
>>
>> Why not get them a CD drive in a USB case and let them back up
>> to that?  Even if the laptop has a USB 1 port, you'd be making
>> backups to a safer kind of media.
>>
>> --STeve Andre'
>>
>>
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