XPost: misc.consumers   
   From: jeffj@panix.com   
      
   >I dont bother with DVDs anymore, keep stuff on 2TB hard drives used in a   
   >docking station now. Much cheaper than DVDs. 2TB is the best $/GB currently.   
      
   I can't deny your logic, for all my computer backups are now   
   disk-to-disk since I have no other media available   
   for backing up 0.5 to 1 TB.   
      
   But there are drawbacks and perils to that strategy   
   - if the drive breaks, EVERYTHING is lost.   
     If a DVD is damaged, only that volume's lost   
     and it's reasonable to make more than 1 DVD of everything   
     due to their habit of going bad anyway.   
   - DVDs have an advantage: they can be taken to other people's houses   
     and played on their PC or player (depending on file format).   
     I would not risk transporting today's high density disks:   
     they crash too easily.   
      
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