DAT or blue-ray?

[Gomar]

With Blue-Ray gaining in popularity, and prices dropping, is it going
to replace DVDs as the preferred high capacity storage media? I
havent seen new PCs with blue-ray drives installed yet.
I have 4 options at this point: stick with DVD's, buy external HDD, or
tape storage(DDS/DAT). DDS-3 is 12gb & DDS-4 is 20gb, low tape price
per gb and capacity good enough to back up entire HDD to 10
tapes($30).
I am planning to store the back-ups off-site, in a safe deposit box at
the bank, or my uncle's garage; thus, whatever I choose it cant take
up too much space.

 

[Rod Speed]

With Blue-Ray gaining in popularity, and prices dropping, is it going
to replace DVDs as the preferred high capacity storage media?

That remains to be seen.

I havent seen new PCs with blue-ray drives installed yet.
I have 4 options at this point: stick with DVD's, buy external HDD,

Thats what most do.

or tape storage(DDS/DAT).

That stuff is WAY past its useby date for the backup of personal desktop systems.

DDS-3 is 12gb & DDS-4 is 20gb, low tape price per gb and
capacity good enough to back up entire HDD to 10 tapes($30).
I am planning to store the back-ups off-site, in a safe deposit
box at the bank, or my uncle's garage; thus, whatever I
choose it cant take up too much space.

None of the alternative above take up too much space.

 

[Mr.Bolshoyhuy]

That stuff is WAY past its useby date for the backup of personal desktop systems.

I dont know why you say that considering TDK and Maxell came out with
higher capacities DAT tapes.

 

[Rod Speed]

I dont know why you say that considering TDK and
Maxell came out with higher capacities DAT tapes.

Basically lousy value on the cost of the drive, and
lousy performance compare with a hard drive.

Reliability in spades.