On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 12:40:05AM -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > Hi all, > > I'll be setting up my Tyan P-133 box as the secure /home data repository > for our home use. I need a backup solution that allows me to take it > with me (not just copy it to another computer). Backup set size, > tarballed and encrypted with openssl, is around 50 GB or so. > > I considered using a laptop drive in a mini-enclosure but the Tyan > doesn't have USB (and I'd rather not add USB to this box). I don't want > to use a 3.5" drive since, in an enclosure, it won't fit in a small bank > safety deposit box. By the time I buy, e.g. three drives and > enclosures, price starts to get up. I have started to see 64G flash drives, but it would mean installing a usb interface http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/90323/FLASH_USBFLASH3/Corsair/CMFUSBHC-64GB.asp ~$374 > > I'm thinking about LTO-1 tape drive. The LTO-1 has a slow enough > transfer rate that the EIDE hard drive should be able to keep it fed. > > However, new drives are pricy. What about eBay? There is an eBay store > physically located (and allows pickup) an hour's drive away that has > LTO-1 drives for under $100 or so and come with a 30-day warranty. > Assuming that they also have the appropriate SCSI HBA for PCI, that plus > a new set of tapes should do it. > > Does anyone have any experience purchasing used tape drives? Is there > any way to determine during the 30-day warranty period how long the > drive will last? > > Doug. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- If the aborigine drafted an IQ test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it. -- Stanley Garn
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature