[Thinkpad] Flash (SD) as backup?

[Alex Austin]

This company is run by two people. Anyway, what about heat tolerance? Which
will hold data longer if left in the sun, or in a fire safe during a fire?
I'll talk to them about offsite backups next time I'm there.

On 4/16/07, Rob <rct-sub at r-t.org> wrote:
>
> 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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