You can never have too much backup!

The paper version, good idea.  The many CDs ... good idea.
DVDs are now cheaper per unit ... also, one DVD equals about 6 CDs
so you get more photos per DVD.

Keep them off-site (example:  friend's|relative's house, bank safety deposit, your desk at work)
so if your house burns down you have backup.

For in-house, you can get something like http://www.wdc.com/en/library/usb/2178-701073.pdf
Western Digital external dual drive ... the two terabyte version can be configured as a 
one terabyte RAID 1 system because it has two hard drives.  The one terabyte version
can be configured as a half terabyte raid system.  They have ethernet GB/100/10 interface.
  http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=340&language=en
Around US$700 for the 2TB version.  I'd go with the RAID 1 mirroring configuration.

regards,        gerry

May everyone have a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season.

vegan gerry lowry
wasaga beach ontario canada

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