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To: Sheba who wrote (2352)	1/22/1998 2:49:00 AM
From: Pierre-X	Respond to of 9256

Re: Backer -- 3GB $69 I heard about this a while ago, and I'd certainly like to hear from anybody who's used this as well. PX Article: news.com Danmere's website: danmere.com

To: Sheba who wrote (2352)	1/24/1998 8:38:00 PM
From: Bill Martin	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9256

Re: Does anyone know anything about a tape backup device called Backer? I know nothing about this particular product, but a few observations ... Video tape isn't a particularly high quality medium compared to computer tapes. Lots of drop outs, etc. I have no idea how well it preserves your data over time either. Regular TR-3 tape drives which store several GB of data, and are specifically designed for the purpose, are available over the counter for less than $100 already, so I don't see the value in spending $69 for a kludgy setup when you can have it installed inside your computer and designed for data storage at not much more cost. TR-3 tapes are more expensive than video tapes, but if my data is worth saving in the first place, then I'm reluctant to play around with video tapes. Even better, in another year or so DVD-Ram drives will be available and may well replace floppys and tape drives both. My understanding is that the raw disks for this will be slightly cheaper than the TR-3 tapes even. While we're on the subject of DVD-Ram drives, anyone care to predict their impact on Iomega? I'm presuming that Iomega will either become a DVD-Ram supplier or go out of business altogether. Any counter views? FWIW .... Bill