Types of Backup Media

• External Hard Drives:
  • CNET External Hard Drive Reviews

• Tape Drives:
  • Tape Drive Comparison -- 9to5Computer.com

• Recordable CD and DVD drives:
  • To make a CD-R or CD-RW work more like a diskette or flash drive, format it with a UDF packet writing program, such as:
    • Roxio DLA (Drive Letter Access)
    • Nero InCD
    • Sonic or IBM DLA
  • Warning: On a CD-RW, performing a "Full Format" (vs. "Quick Format") can take up to three hours,depending on the speed of the drive and the size of your media.
  • Optical Drives --  PC World
  • Hard drives and burners -- Cnet

• Internet Storage:  see Backup Software

• RAID (Redundant Array of Independent [or Inexpensive] Disks):
  • Webopedia RAID definition
  • RAID Illustrations -- LasCon Storage
  • Get to Know RAID -- AC&NC

• ZDNet Storage Reviews
• PC World's Storage Devices page
• PC Magazine's Storage Devices page

• Researchers Test Adhesive Tape as Storage Medium (True!) PC World, January 2001