Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 19:26:51 -0500 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI tape drives Message-ID: <199809110026.TAA09944@nospam.hiwaay.net> In-Reply-To: Message from User GregGreg Shenaut <greg@bogslab.ucdavis.edu> of "Thu, 10 Sep 1998 06:59:44 PDT." <199809101359.GAA23021@deal1.bogs.org>
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User GregGreg Shenaut writes:
> In message <199809100630.XAA08373@freebie.dcfinc.com> "Chad R. Larson" writes
> :
> : Does anyone here have any experience with SCSI Travan drives under
> : FreeBSD? If so, how are they working out?
>
> I have also been considering Travan drives, but have sort of decided
> that you have to include the cost of 10-20 tape cartridges into
> the cost; when you do this, the cost advantage of Travan evaporates
> considerably.
I have to agree. When you have an expensive tape, you tend to reuse it.
And reuse it. And reuse it. But with cheap $6 tapes one can have a pile
of them, and afford to put one away every couple of months for possible
future entertainment ("What was I doing in 1998?").
I have several Seagate/Conner/Archive 4236 2/4/8G 4mm drives at home
and work. Love 'em. They are not the fastest anymore (400k/sec honest
uncompressed rate) but have been very reliable. Last time I looked
Bason Computers (http://www.basoncomputers.com) had them for $399 each
(internal).
Was at an unclaimed baggage store a couple of years ago and got a 1st
generation Archive 4mm external for $50. It was a risk, but it works
perfectly at a whopping 170k/sec rate.
About 5 of us at work go thru about 2,000 4mm tapes and 5,000 8mm tapes
per year. We don't like our Sony SDT-5200 4mm drives, but we love Sony
4mm and 8mm media.
--
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net
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