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List members,
I have to agree with Tim. Having a large portable drive to sneakernet files
is more friendly to the infrastructure where the processing computer is
remote to the acquisition device.
Here is one we use, and so far are pleased (no commercial interest):
http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/resellers/0-12455-311-9664527-3.html?fl=0&t
ag=st.sh.12455-311-9664527.sort.price
The DVD format issue does cause me some concern, with the -RW and the +RW
differences. I would hate to make the wrong investment decision because
Phillips and Pioneer can't agree. Most times we do make decisions on
incomplete information, but by having a spare drive, you have a good interim
solution with a low chance of obsolescence.
Cheers,
-M
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From: Timothy Gomez [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 8:54 PM
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Subject: Re: DVD data storage
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>After burning reams of CDs, then switching to DVDs for awhile, we
>finally decided the best way for us to store a lot of data quickly
>is to get external firewire hard drives. These are much faster than
>CDs or DVDs, are rewritable, are swapable between Mac and PC and so
>far have been reliable (as long as you remember to unmount the drive
>before you disconnect it!). Iomega sells a drive called HDD 120 for
>around $300 (120 GB). They have smaller versions as well. They are
>nice if each user can have their own and write directly to it during
>data collection.
Tim
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>>Hi-
>>This is totally off-topic, but have any of you used writable DVDs to
>>store data? I have people generating files too large for CDs. We're
>>running linux on a PC. Or, are there any other good options out there
>>for data storage (files about 1 GB).
>>Thanks-
>>Sarah
>>
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>>Sarah Locknar, PhD
>>Director, Neuroscience COBRE Imaging Core
>>University of Vermont
>>802-656-0413
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