Backup Info

I have read the forums and searched for info. I found some info and got a bit confused for a variety of reasons, so I'm asking here for input.
I have 750GB of data I need to backup. I can get the data to an external 1TB firewire RAID 0+1 drive using Retrospect which has generally worked well for me. I am always able to recover data as needed. Might not be the fastest solution, yet it works. My big question is what offsite data backup should I use? I am looking for anyone that has any experience with tape backup or any other solution. My budget is limited, so I'm looking for the most bang for the buck. I want a reliable, easy solution at a reasonable cost for getting my data offsite.
Any input is greatly appreciated.

Hi Leverett Litz-
With thrift in mind, a couple of thought come to mind.
I personally keep about that much data on an external FW drive that I just unplug and take to another physical location and lock away in a fireproof safe. In your case you may want to consider a couple of drives in this rotation, take Friday's backup drive home and lock it up and bring the previous week's drive that was in the safe back to work and so on with the rotation.
It is still wise to have a backup that is with the machine in case you need it.
Thought number two involves a headless Mini, connected to the necessary number of FireWire drives, sitting at another physical location and doing nothing more than receiving the nightly backup via a script or retrospect over the internet.
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck

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nice to see you're active in the HANA field :-)
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keystrike wrote:
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Hello,
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Does anyone know if it is possible to have multiple backups of the same iPhone on your computer? I have tried changing the name of the phone (ex. my_iPhone, myiPhoneA) but it still only lists one phone (the most recent name) in the "iPhones backed up on this computer" list in itunes. If anyone has been able to do this, or just knows it could be done, any help would be greatly appreciated.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/22/more-on-iphone-backups

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