Wow! I’m not familiar with high-end models but that sounds like something you’d find in a University library? No wonder you got 100Tb going…I’m ordering some externals in the next couple days. Are you a fan of Seagate or Western Digital?
I just buy whichever drive is cheaper when I want to buy one. I have multiple backups, so it doesn't matter if one fails. I have found that they both will last for years, if they last through the first year okay.
Right now, regular hard drives are the safest bet for long term storage, as long as you keep multiple backups and rotate out hard drives after they're a few years old. I keep all my old hard drives as extra backups. I check them occasionally to see if they still work and put aside those that no longer work. The oldest one I have right now that still works was bought in 1998.
I do use a couple of SSD drives inside my computer. That was a way to give a little speed boost to my old computer. I built the computer myself about 11 years ago. So if anything goes wrong, I can fix it.
You can get a book scanner in the $150-$200 range. Or you can get a more expensive one in the $400-$500 range. The Eloam I have isn't the highest end type. But I just want to get stuff onto the computer quickly. Even if it fails to straighten or flatten an image correctly, the image is still on the computer and usable for my purposes. The Eloam comes with a remote switch and foot pedal to speed things up. I just use the remote hand switch, which I lay on my desk beside the black scanning mat. The scanner is basically a digital camera and light on a stand. There is a heavy black mat for a background to allow the software to locate what you're scanning. I think it was well worth the money.
Wow! I’m not familiar with high-end models but that sounds like something you’d find in a University library? No wonder you got 100Tb going…I’m ordering some externals in the next couple days. Are you a fan of Seagate or Western Digital?
I just buy whichever drive is cheaper when I want to buy one. I have multiple backups, so it doesn't matter if one fails. I have found that they both will last for years, if they last through the first year okay.
Right now, regular hard drives are the safest bet for long term storage, as long as you keep multiple backups and rotate out hard drives after they're a few years old. I keep all my old hard drives as extra backups. I check them occasionally to see if they still work and put aside those that no longer work. The oldest one I have right now that still works was bought in 1998.
I do use a couple of SSD drives inside my computer. That was a way to give a little speed boost to my old computer. I built the computer myself about 11 years ago. So if anything goes wrong, I can fix it.
You can get a book scanner in the $150-$200 range. Or you can get a more expensive one in the $400-$500 range. The Eloam I have isn't the highest end type. But I just want to get stuff onto the computer quickly. Even if it fails to straighten or flatten an image correctly, the image is still on the computer and usable for my purposes. The Eloam comes with a remote switch and foot pedal to speed things up. I just use the remote hand switch, which I lay on my desk beside the black scanning mat. The scanner is basically a digital camera and light on a stand. There is a heavy black mat for a background to allow the software to locate what you're scanning. I think it was well worth the money.
Man that’s awesome…some great tips there as well! Thanx!! 😎👍🏽
On NewEgg 4Tb Seagate only $90!!!