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Subject: Re: DAT Tape drive recomendations
To: craig@progroup.com (Craig Shaver)
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 11:48:26 +0200 (MET DST)
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Craig Shaver writes:
>
> Rohit Dube wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am in need of a 4mm External DAT tape drive to back up my FreeBSD
>> machines.  I was wondering if any of you had good words for a particular
>> drive.  Am looking for 2G - 4G capacity.
>>
>> Last I remember there was a discussion on the hardware list 2 months
>> ago, but there was no clear winner.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> --rohit.
>>
>> PS: Also, need a recommendation for FreeBSD (free) software which works
>> well with DAT Tape drives.
>
> I just bought a HP1533 and love it.  It can use the 120 dds-2 tapes and
> thus get more than 4G on a tape with compression.  It is fast and works
> great on FreeBSD.

Tell me if you still like it after a year's moderate use.  Mine are
getting better, but I still have trouble from time to time.

Greg