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The type of backup system that will work best for you depends on the
type and amount of data you need to backup. NuNet online backup service
is a better solution than other backup alternatives. There's no expensive
hardware or external media to purchase or maintain. With our backup service,
everything is accessible from your computer or any Internet connection.
Check out some alternative backup storage methods and compare for yourself.
Other backup storage options include:
- Floppy disks
- CD-ROM
- DVD
- Hard drive
- Zip drive
- Tape drive
- Printer (hard copy)
- Internet backup
Floppy disk drives are built in to most older model computers but are
no longer installed in the newer high-end computers, due to space storage
limitations. Advantage: cheap ($.50/ea.) and portable. Disadvantages: manual
backup process; slow with minimal capacity of 1.44 MB; backup disks stored
onsite or must be physically moved.
CD-ROM drives are also commonly built in to your computer. The cost of
having one installed runs from $150 to $300. Advantages: moderate speed,
data storage of up to 700 MB; media is about $1/per disk. Disadvantages:
large quantities of data require multiple CD-ROM libraries; backup discs
can be scratched or damaged; manual backup is cumbersome; effective automatic
backup requires media rotation; backup discs stored onsite or must be physically
moved.
DVD read/writable disk drives are often included in your computer or
can be installed for around $300 - $600. This removable media can hold more
backup data, and the copy/transfer process is fairly fast. Advantages: media
cost is only $3 to $5 each disk; moderate to fast copying speed. Disadvantages:
still a limited space, manual backup is cumbersome; effective automatic
backup requires media rotation; onsite storage for backup disks or must
be physically moved.
Hard drives are a possible backup method. You can backup to your existing
hard drive, a partitioned section or an alternate, external hard drive.
Advantages: accessible, fast. Disadvantages: fixed; onsite; can be destroyed
with your data; external drives cost from $50 - $600 and backup data must
then be physically moved offsite.
Zip drives are a common type of external hard drive. Advantage: They
cost less than above hard drives (about $150 for the drive and $10 for each
blank storage disk). Disadvantages: slow; still a manual backup solution;
effective automatic backup requires media rotation; onsite storage or must
be physically moved.
Tape drives are a common backup solution for many large companies. Advantages:
tapes can hold up to 110 GB and are very fast. Disadvantages: the backup
process should be automated to be worthwhile and needs a sophisticated user
to setup this backup routine; retrieval of backup data is cumbersome and
offsite storage is an additional expense.
Printers can serve as your data backup in lieu of anything else. A hard
copy is better than nothing. But most would agree this is not an optimum
backup solution. Advantage: cheap. Disadvantage: cumbersome; paper copies
can document work done but they don't save it electronically.
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