Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 12:34:56 -0600 From: Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net> To: Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> Cc: FreeBSD SCSI <freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Info wanted: Exabyte EXB-8500 Message-ID: <19980328123456.19037@mcs.net> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980328072406.dburr@POBoxes.com>; from Donald Burr on Sat, Mar 28, 1998 at 07:24:06AM -0800 References: <XFMail.980328072406.dburr@POBoxes.com>
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I would recommend against the 8500s. These are full-height drives and I have had a long, and bad, history with them. The 8705s, a half-height version of this with higher capacity, are ok - I own three and they work well. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/ | T1's from $600 monthly / All Lines K56Flex/DOV | NEW! Corporate ISDN Prices dropped by up to 50%! Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURE ON ALL PERSONAL ACCOUNTS Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | *SPAMBLOCK* Technology now included at no cost On Sat, Mar 28, 1998 at 07:24:06AM -0800, Donald Burr wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > I'm considering the purchase of an Exabyte EXB-8500 tape drive to go with > my FreeBSD system, since I need a decent backup device (Zip disks just > ain't cutting it anymore, especially since I got this new 4.3 GB drive...) > > I thought I'd consult the FreeBSD community, before making my purchase. I > have the following questions: > > 1. Does this drive work OK with FreeBSD? Any weird behavior or other > gotcha's that I should be aware of? > > 2. Will it work with an Adaptec AHA-2940AU PCI UltraSCSI (narrow) adapter? > > 3. Is anyone using this combo? How's it work? > > 4. (I figure I might as well ask this while I've got your attention) > My source for this drive is someone posting in misc.forsale.*. Now, I > usually have pretty good luck buying from the net (in fact, I have had no > ripoffs to date), but this is primarily due to me carefully reading the ad, > judging the person's character, etc. One of the "warning flags" that I > look for is a "too good to be true" price, which usually means that the > guy is trying to scam me by taking my money and not sending the drive. > Unfortunately, I'm not sure what these units are worth these days, so I > don't have a price to base this comparison on. The price I'm being offered > is $150 for an unit that is (obviously) used but in working order. It is > an external unit (i.e. in its own case). Is this about what I should > expect? Would I be paying too much? Or would I be paying way too little > for this drive? (danger will robinson!)? > > Thanks for your assistance! > - --- > Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> - Ask me for my PGP key | PGP: Your > WWW HomePage: http://DonaldBurr.base.org/ ICQ #1347455 | right to > Address: P.O. Box 91212, Santa Barbara, CA 93190-1212 | 'Net privacy. > Phone: (805) 957-9666 FAX: (800) 492-5954 | USE IT. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.2 > > iQCVAwUBNR0WFvjpixuAwagxAQGRxwP7B+qYAwojzBvWEwAbVolNev3nlfH5Q8ol > ayXWFYCD9BA12UkXuQk5wIbJaxU0F742P0ie8aXMG+W6dj7gWz2jOX2GKn9iPimi > jmIJngLDVGiQxkL7LTg9j5woeW2O92keePbtZZpYlxHzZetyZOzdXQpzDZtoYqZq > UjCzPPdH5QA= > =LpUK > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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