I can do it in about 4 minutes from one hard drive to the other, and I can do 700mb's on a CD in about 8 minutes. This second Orb has been working well, however, I don't use it very often because I just don't have the patience. I also haven't tried it in Win2k since the firmware upgrade. Unfortunately, I can't think of a better alternative to the Orb. CD's are much cheaper, but hold less data.
Tape drives are too slow and tapes can be expensive.
The LS-120 drive is about dead, and even if it weren't, the media is expensive and the data transfer is slow and limiting. So, considering what options are available for the price, the Orb is a good deal. But, that's like choosing between the lesser of the evils I suppose. Corp. All Rights Reserved.