Date: Fri, 17 May 1996 11:21:55 -1001 From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk) To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@freefall.freebsd.org>, michaelv@HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com) Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for help selecting tape device Message-ID: <199605172122.LAA11062@pegasus.com> In-Reply-To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@freefall.freebsd.org> "Re: Looking for help selecting tape device" (May 17, 3:22am)
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} > Since when can you get SCSI tape drives for the same price as cheap } > floppy-controller tape drivers? I've yet to see one even close... } } since several months ago. the HP Colorado T1000 cost about $200US } the archive anaconda 1.3GB QIC scsi drive costs $195US } http://www.corpsys.com/ } } i hvae some detailed info available on the drive. } This is one of the most expensive `cheap drives' around. Computer Disk Service (805-499-6355) is selling Exabyte 8200s for $299. The QIC drive with ten tapes will cost about $450. The Exabyte, which stores 2.3GB per 8mm tape, will cost about $350 with ten tapes! If you don't like the Exabyte for some reason then check into the 4mm DAT drives. The tapes are a bit more expensive than the 8mm, but still less than a third the price of the QIC tapes. The reason the QIC drives are so cheap is because no one wants them because the tapes are too expensive. Richard
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