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From: darrylo@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Darryl Okahata)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Lifetime of a Syquest disk?
Message-ID: <7500005@hpnmdla.HP.COM>
Date: 25 Feb 91 09:00:36 GMT
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     I'm sure this question has been asked a thousand times already, but
what is the rough lifetime of a Syquest removable disk?  I've heard that
the lifetime of a Bernoulli disk is about 6-12 months with heavy usage
(are Syquest disks like floppies, like the Bernoulli, or is it a hard
platter?).

     I'm looking for a backup solution, and I'm trying to decide between
a Syquest disk or a tape drive.  Using a tape drive would be much
cheaper, but the Syquest has the advantage of being a disk drive.  I'm
wondering if the media used by Syquest has a fixed lifetime.

     Any help will be greatly appreciated.

     -- Darryl Okahata
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