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> wondering if anyone can suggest a good backup solution for a thinkpad. i
> won't specify which because i would like something as generic as possible.
> the following is what i am looking for (and probably so is everyone
> else!):
>
> 1. portable:
> a) small and light
> b) power source, with most desired at top
> i. draws power from thinkpad (eg, keyboard/mouse port)
> ii. has small/light universal power adapter
> iii. adapters available for different countries (110/240/etc)
> 2. reasonable capacity (1GB+)
> 3. works with dos/win(3.11)/NT/linux/unix/mac
> 4. not too expensive
I don't know that you can have both #3 and #4. ;-)
Basically, if you want it to runn on any/all of the OS's you
listed, then it has to be SCSI--I don't know of any other options.
And if its SCSI and 1 GB+, I think you're talking about
a DAT tape--pure and simple. I don't know that any of the SCSI
QIC formats work on the Mac or Unix--I do know DAT works like it
was made for everything. I have a DAT that does double-duty across
platforms (Mac & PC) quite nicely. And Novaback for Win '95 (cheap
at about $40) software works on NT as well. For the Mac, I recommend
Retrospect by Dantz Development.
I don't believe you'll be able to find a DAY drive that
runs off the ThinkPad--in fact, you'll likely need to get a PCMCIA
SCSI adapter or a parallel-port based SCSI adapter.
The good news is that SCSI DAT drives have come down in price
significantly over the last year or two.
But you're still talking about $600 or more--perhaps more in
the way of $700 or $800 since you'd need an external.
But it works beautifully for me. I don't consider backup
as an optional piece of equipment--its required. And SCSI DAT
makes the most sense for flexibility across platforms and capacity.
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