Re: [SLUG] Tape drive read error at end of archive

[Dave Kempe <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Peter Miller wrote:
 > While I have been mostly happy with tapes under linux, recently I
> purchased a DVD+R burner, and while I need 4 per backup set, they are
> much faster to write, and *much* easier to restore from or just browse. 
> I read in all my tapes, wrote out DVDs, and transferred the tape drives

i bought a 8.5gb dual layer dvd writer for $165 last week. 8.5gb media 
is more expensive than the single layer, but cheaper and more useable 
than tape :)

dave