From owner-freebsd-hardware Tue Jun 30 02:21:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA10649 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 02:21:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA10586 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 02:21:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) id SAA07919; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 18:51:18 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980630185118.G1880@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 18:51:18 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: Richard Foulk , schofiel@xs4all.nl, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Strong opinions, anyone? References: <199806300914.XAA05121@pegasus.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <199806300914.XAA05121@pegasus.com>; from Richard Foulk on Mon, Jun 29, 1998 at 11:14:13PM -1000 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Monday, 29 June 1998 at 23:14:13 -1000, Richard Foulk wrote: >> >> On the following bits of kit: >> >> Tandberg TDC 4220 2.0 G Tape streamer >> Exabyte EXB-8200TS 2.5 G Tape streamer >> Fujitsu M295X 4.5 G Disk >> >> Any opinions? > > The Exabyte 8200's are cheap, I'd consider them relatively expensive. DDS drives are much cheaper in Europe. The 8200 is also pretty old now. > reliable Relatively unreliable. This is old technology (full height stuff). The more recent drives are much better. > and have the lowest media cost of just about any backup device. Well, I have to agree about something :-) If you want Exabyte, I've heard of some 8700s going cheap in various places. In view of the improvements recently in the drum life of helical scan tapes, I'd be inclined to go for a more recent one. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message