From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Aug 17 09:57:19 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA00201 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:57:19 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from palrel3.hp.com (palrel3.hp.com [156.153.255.226]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA00190 for ; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:57:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from darrylo@sr.hp.com) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com (srmail.sr.hp.com [15.4.45.14]) by palrel3.hp.com (8.8.5/8.8.5tis) with ESMTP id JAA16928 for ; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:56:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA225903002; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:56:42 -0700 Received: from localhost (darrylo@mina.sr.hp.com [15.4.42.247]) by mina.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (8.8.6 (PHNE_14041)/8.7.3 TIS 5.0) id JAA10377 for ; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:56:41 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199808171656.JAA10377@mina.sr.hp.com> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Travan 5 vs Exabyte tape drives? Reply-To: darrylo@sr.hp.com Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by tm-edit 1.1.1.1) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 09:56:40 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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. -- Darryl Okahata darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message