Re: Multitrack recording for dummies

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:42:20 GMT, Hedberg <hhedberg@xxxxxxxxxx> brewed
up the following, and served it to the group:

>On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:08:50 -0500, "Bob Dorgan" <dorgan@xxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>[...]
>>
>>I'll look at that one, Len. I'm afraid of using the computer as well.
>>Both of my computers have my business files on them (one backing up the
>>other) and those records are too valuable to screw around with.
>>
>>When you get around to trying it, let me know what you think.
>>Bob
>>
>
>About a year or so ago I bought an on-sale IDE hardrive (200GB or so)
>and a USB enclosure for it all for less than $100. Backups are fast
>and easy and 200 GB is _a lot_ of storage for necessary backups. USB
>is hot-pluggable from computer to computer. Portability is nice, too.
>I just looked in the local Fry's ad and they have a 400GB WD USB setup
>for $210. I like the portability thing -- gives the ability to store
>all the data at a location different from where the computers are
>which would be handy in case of a fire, break-in, etc.
>
>Harold

Bob--I like Harold's suggestion, here. My recording machine is
dedicated to that function, so it really isn't as much of a concern
for me. And I've gotten used to it, to the point of preferring to
work that way. The stand-alone recording units that I've seen up
until now have a lot more downside than upside, IMHO.

I especially like the idea of a 200G drive with USB connectability for
under $100. With the horror stories I've been hearing about the
absence of longetivity of CDR backups, I'm beginning to think about a
different backup strategy.
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