Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 20:28:04 -0400 From: Ken Lam <klam@awod.com> To: "Brian D. McGlothlin" <bmcgloth@mail.vt.edu>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: DAT or removable device? Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19960829002804.00919ccc@awod.com>
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>Would Syquest's EZFlyer 230/EZ135 be a good choice for backing up FreeBSD >volumes or will I get less headache from a 4mm DAT? If you don't have alot to backup. The point of a backup device is ease of backups, reliability, and cost of media. (plus restore time). the EZ's are too small IMHO to be a useful backup. I used to have a 1/4" 150 Archive (from SUN) but that got to small and the tapes weren't cheap (though extremely reliable!). I looked at DATs, for main systems I use DATs (cheap, reliable [not as good as DLTs...but... cheap], inexpensive media, and fairly fast restores). But for personal work, plus the need for other fast exchangable storage, I use my Jazz drive. 1GB... it is fast, small (doesn't have any real reliability ratings from the "field" yet, and media is a little expensive), but it is a hard drive. Not as rugged as a DAT (can't drop the cart. and _expect_ it to work). >Where might I purchase a 4mm DAT that is comparable in price to the EZFlyer >230 ($300)? haven't seen em at $300, except refurbs at $350 for a 2GB DAT. >The AH-2940 is going to run me about $260 and I'd like to spend as close to >$300 as I could on a backup device. I've worked with a 4mm Archive DAT >doing backups of Novell servers and I would love to have one if the price >was right. Any advice will be appreciated more than words can describe. The 2940 should only cost you $170, but I'll sell you one for $260 :) You can get an internal JAZZ for $380, but carts cost ~$100 per cart. -Ken --- Ken Lam lam@awod.com Integrated Technical Systems Systems, Networks, and Internet Solutions -- Defining Technology Today "'Plug and Play' was only applicable to the original ATARI(tm)"
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