Chuck,
Thanks for your advice ^_^
Cheers,
Michael
On 26 September 2015 at 10:35, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 60 DVDs is probably less than 300GB of storage or one small 2.5" hard
> drive. I just bought 3 320GB drives on sale for USD 52.48 for all 3. These
> are older SATA 2 drives (3Gb/sec). They're not speed demons but are still
> much faster than DVDs and very inexpensive. They're cheap enough that you
> can have multiple copies and even keep one copy stored at a friend or
> relative's house in case of fire or flood at your place.
>
> I just visited my daughter and family who live about 3-1/2 hours drive
> away. When I go there or they come here we exchange backup drives so that
> we each have off-site storage of one copy. I store the drives in colorful
> plastic cases that I buy on ebay. I have 4 computers (2 desktops and 2
> laptops) all backed up this way.
>
> You just need a USB drive dock to write the drives. Make sure the dock is
> USB 3. If your computer has USB 3 backing up will be very fast. If the
> computer isn't USB 3 maybe it will be in the future.
>
> Good luck,
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 9/25/2015 8:17 AM, Michael Wong wrote:
>
>> hanks Tina.
>>
>> My situation is similar as you. My ISP provides slow speed for my living
>> area since the connection by phone line only, not lan cable or fiber optic
>> cable. I have more than 60 DVDs photos backup, it will be a great project
>> for uploading .............. I think I cannot take the advantage of the
>> cloud storage too:-(
>>
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