Re: Large HDD without backups?



"jaster" <jaster@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 02:54:01 +0000, John Doe thoughtfully wrote:
>
>> What is the point in having a large hard disk without backups?
>>
>> I guess that's how new computers are marketed though.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> You heard of DVD-RW have you not?
>

Not to mention a second large hard drive that can be bought for a reasonable
price, and thrown into a USB/Firewire enclosure for just a bit more..... OR
a second PREBUILT external hard disk for a slightly higher reasonable
price.... make direct 1:1 copies between the two disks from time to time
for backup purposes, or use some sort of imaging backup utility to do the
job for you....




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