Retrospect revisited

[DigitalCrapShoveler]

If it was a 2TB SSD I'd probably feel safe with archiving permanently to that... but for long term, I still like going cheaper with blu-ray and burning redundant copies. In reality, they only have to last me a few years before the art gets updated and/or replaced and becomes obsolete. I rarely pull a job from more than 5 years ago.

I pull jobs from 10 to 15 years ago on occasion off CD or DVD. No problem at all. I don't have one single HD that has lasted more then 5 years. They all start clicking after awhile. SSD is something that is a pipe dream at this point. I would seriously consider switching, but only after the price comes WAY down.

[Joe]

If it was a 2TB SSD I'd probably feel safe with archiving permanently to that... but for long term, I still like going cheaper with blu-ray and burning redundant copies. In reality, they only have to last me a few years before the art gets updated and/or replaced and becomes obsolete. I rarely pull a job from more than 5 years ago.

Blu-ray isn't cheaper. A 10 pack of 50 gb TDK disks is $78 (no name disks can be found cheaper). I can buy a 500 gb hard drive for $50.

[DigiCorn]

You don't have a local Fry's. I can get no-name for about $25-35 for 10 and brand name for a little bit more.

[David]

If it was a 2TB SSD I'd probably feel safe with archiving permanently to that... but for long term,I still like going cheaper with blu-ray and burning redundant copies. In reality, they only have to last me a few years before the art gets updated and/or replaced and becomes obsolete. I rarely pull a job from more than 5 years ago.

Blu-ray isn't cheaper. A 10 pack of 50 gb TDK disks is $78 (no name disks can be found cheaper). I can buy a 500 gb hard drive for $50.

I just bought 8, 1Tb drives for 48 bucks each.

[DigitalCrapShoveler]

If it was a 2TB SSD I'd probably feel safe with archiving permanently to that... but for long term, I still like going cheaper with blu-ray and burning redundant copies. In reality, they only have to last me a few years before the art gets updated and/or replaced and becomes obsolete. I rarely pull a job from more than 5 years ago.

Blu-ray isn't cheaper. A 10 pack of 50 gb TDK disks is $78 (no name disks can be found cheaper). I can buy a 500 gb hard drive for $50.

Click-Click-BOOM!

[DigiCorn]

@ david - where'd you get those? I bought myself a Hitachi internal 1TB from TigerDirect a year ago, and it was over $100.

[DigitalCrapShoveler]

If they're Maxtors you couldn't pay me to take them for free.

[DigiCorn]

I am really wary of Maxtor, Seagate and WD. I like the Hitachis. With the typhoon or whatever in Thailand, our local Fry's is jacking up the prices of HDs while optical media prices are dropping. They also only sell one HD to a customer until the shortage ends.

[gnubler]

Click-Click-BOOM!

When is your first show? I am dying to visit OKC.

[gnubler]

Here we go with the eternal HD debate.

It's like deja vu...

[DigitalCrapShoveler]

Click-Click-BOOM!

When is your first show? I am dying to visit OKC.

I am working way too many hours to dedicate the time. I'm not too happy about it. Once things settle down, I'll finish up.

[Joe]

If it was a 2TB SSD I'd probably feel safe with archiving permanently to that... but for long term,I still like going cheaper with blu-ray and burning redundant copies. In reality, they only have to last me a few years before the art gets updated and/or replaced and becomes obsolete. I rarely pull a job from more than 5 years ago.

Blu-ray isn't cheaper. A 10 pack of 50 gb TDK disks is $78 (no name disks can be found cheaper). I can buy a 500 gb hard drive for $50.

I just bought 8, 1Tb drives for 48 bucks each.

I saw those prices before the Thailand floods but everything I see now is higher than that. Where did you get those from?

[Joe]

You don't have a local Fry's. I can get no-name for about $25-35 for 10 and brand name for a little bit more.

Are those 25 gb or 50 gb? The cheapest no-name I found with a guick search was $45 for the 50 gb disks.

[Farabomb]

I can send you a maxtor that's 10 years old, shit I have a pair of them. Used them on many gaming machine builds in a RAID array system drive. I liked small, fast drives for the boot/system drives and they work to this day. Haven't had issue with any major manufacturer except IBM and their "deathstar" 120g drives. They got out of the game and sold that division to.... Hitachi. For that reason and that reason only I will avoid buying any Hitachi drives. WD and Seagate are my main 2 and since prices are so low I don't have to consider maxtors mainly becasue of others hatred of them.

I will say again, treat them well and HDDs last. I have 3 that were under water and now I might get a dock just to see if they still work.

Cheaping out on your optical media for backups is asking for trouble. They are cheap for a reason.

[DigiCorn]

You don't have a local Fry's. I can get no-name for about $25-35 for 10 and brand name for a little bit more.

Are those 25 gb or 50 gb? The cheapest no-name I found with a guick search was $45 for the 50 gb disks.

25gb