Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:56:40 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Travan 5 vs Exabyte tape drives? Message-ID: <199808171656.JAA10377@mina.sr.hp.com>
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Does anyone have any experience with the new Travan-5-based tape
drives and FreeBSD? I'm looking for a 5-10GB tape drive, and I'm
currently thinking about getting either an Exabyte 8700LT or one of the
new Travan-5 drives (e.g., Seagate Hornet NS20). The drive prices are
comparable, but the Travan-5 drives hold twice as much, uncompressed
(5GB for the Exabyte vs 10GB for the Travan-5). I'm aware that the
Travan-5 media costs something like eight times as much as 8mm, but I'm
willing to live with that (also, I'm staying away from used/refurbished
drives).
Thanks.
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Darryl Okahata
darrylo@sr.hp.com
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