Backups To Disk: Four Tape Alternatives Put To The Test

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Hardware
Processor	Intel Pentium 4, 2.0 GHz256 kB L2 Cache (Willamette)
Motherboard	Intel 845EBTIntel 845E ChipsetBIOS BT84520A.86A.0024.P10
Memory	256 MB DDR/PC2100, CL2.0Micron/Crucial
Controller	i845E UltraDMA/100-Controller (ICH4)On-Board USB 2.0 (ICH4)On-Board FireWire
Graphics card	ATI Radeon SDRAM, 32 MB
Network	3COM 905TX PCI 100 MBit
OS	Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600Service Pack 1
Drivers & Settings
Graphics driver	5.1.2001.0 (Windows XP Standard)
DIE driver	Intel INF Drivers 5.02.1003
DirectX version	9.0c
Resolution	1024x768, 16 Bit, 85 Hz refresh

To get a picture of the performance of these storage products, we resorted to a copy tool instead a relying on a classic backup program. As a rule, backup programs are used with data compression. This does not always make sense when using hard drives, as one of their benefits should after all be direct access to the saved data. Running compression algorithms also places a high load on the system, so the storage device interface is no longer the bottleneck.

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Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.