Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 12:39:47 +0200 (MET DST) From: grog@lemis.de (Greg Lehey) To: rich@lamprey.utmb.edu Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Looking for help selecting tape device Message-ID: <199605211039.MAA24071@allegro.lemis.de> In-Reply-To: <199605191408.JAA04637@richc.isdn.bcm.tmc.edu> from "Rich Murphey" at May 19, 96 09:08:16 am
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Rich Murphey writes: > > |From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> > |Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 23:09:30 +0930 (CST) > |Cc: richard@pegasus.com, michaelv@HeadCandy.com, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org > | > |Jonathan M. Bresler stands accused of saying: > |> > This is one of the most expensive `cheap drives' around. > |> > > |> > Computer Disk Service (805-499-6355) is selling Exabyte 8200s for $299. > |> > > |> > |> ah, $300, well had i know then what i know now > |> and all that. new? refurb? the anaconda is new. > | > |Almost certainly refurb. The 8200 is fine as long as you're _very_ > |kind and loving. If anything breaks, it's a throwaway. > | > |I don't consider it to be a very good buy these days, unless you're > |into picking them up at auctions for ~$50 each. > > I've got a wangdat 3200 (4Gb w/compression) that can > now be had for about $400 used. It started eating > tapes after 1.5 years and the factory (Rexon) wanted > $300 to fix it. That's pretty close to being throwaway > too. > > I'm sure it will fail again in less than a year and I'm > just not sure whether to go with an HP DAT drive next. > HP only has a year warranty as far as I know. Don't worry, that's enough. I bought one two years ago, and I've replaced it three times. When checking the warranty, they just look at the date of manufacture. > I'd probably get a HP C1533A from Rod if I had it to do over again, > but I wish there were something that lasted longer. Exactly. I wish I understood why these things are so unreliable. Greg
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