Re: Norton Ghost 9.0
From: Art (noonehere_at_longone.net)
Date: 12/13/04
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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:20:02 -0500
Art wrote...
>Anyway...just to make my position clear on this subject...
>We use Ghost 2003 exclusively for a single purpose -- to clone one hard
>drive to another hard drive, the object being a failsafe (or near failsafe)
>backup system. Most of the computers we build are equipped with two
>removable hard drives in their mobile racks. We find the flexibility and
>effectiveness of this arrangement an ideal configuration. This system
>allows
>the user to make, if desired, multiple clones of his day-to-day working
>hard
>drive for added security. So by using removable drives, the resulting
>portability of the cloned hard drives can easily be transported off the
>premises should the user need that additional safekeeping capability. Thus,
>in our situation we have no need nor desire to store backup (cloned) data
>on
>media such as DVDs. Should your needs differ, so be it. I have no quarrel
>with that.
"Peter Wilkins" <wilkinsp_nospam@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:cnmpr0ll2c4ne630p6lg3946cvbauho2jj@4ax.com...
I have no quarrel with your approach either. This all started off
because I just replied to your original post to let others know that
Ghost handled backups to DVD OK as well as backups to external drives
- not as any implied criticism of your method!
I do use DVD's for off-site backup as I only have one external HDD
that I use for on-site backups and for other purposes, such as
installation source files. Your enterprise is much bigger than my
single user system, so it's horses for courses - your approach works
for you, mine for me. I can afford the extra time it takes to do DVD
backups - I don't think you could - in business, time is money.
Anyway, it was interesting reading the thread - it's amazing how some
just seem to spawn, while others die.
Regards,
Peter Wilkins
Peter:
I know this thread has been going on interminably but allow me to make one
more comment...
The hardware configuration I speak of, to wit: two removable hard drives in
their mobile racks is an arrangement that's suitable (and indeed highly
desirable from my perspective) for many, if not most personal computer
users. The added cost of equipping one's desktop computer (it's not a viable
system for laptops/notebooks) with this configuration is relatively trifling
given the plummeting costs of today's hard drives. The mobile racks
themselves can be purchased for as little at $15. So we're not talking about
a considerable outlay of money for this kind of system. Please understand
that this system is ideally suited for single-user computer users as well as
larger enterprises. Indeed, I have helped many users equip their personal
computers with this hardware configuration. And every one of them, without
exception, has had but a single regret -- that their previous computer(s)
didn't have this arrangement. It's that good. The peace of mind and
flexibility you gain from configuring your desktop computer with two
removable hard drives is enormous and I can virtually guarantee that once
you begin working with this system, given the present state of personal
computer technology, you'll never want to return to the "old" way. So give
this some consideration for your present or future computers. You won't
regret it.
Art
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