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Date:      Mon, 11 Dec 1995 01:09:30 +0100 (MET)
From:      Michael Beckmann <michael@zit1.zit.th-darmstadt.de>
To:        Gary Crutcher <gcrutchr@nightflight.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Tape backup hardware
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.951211010011.1907A-100000@zit1.zit.th-darmstadt.de>
In-Reply-To: <199512101912.LAA01490@nightflight.com>

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> I am in the process of buying a tape backup unit for my computer.  I have a
> SCSI interface with a 2GB hard drive. I have about $1000 to spend. Any
> suggestions on an easy to use and reliable tape backup unit ?

I have an HP C1533 streamer and I do recommend it. It's really fast 
(average 500 - 1000 kBytes/sec.) and it worked right away. Depending on what
sort of tapes you use (DDS-1 or DDS-2), you can store 2 - 4 GB of compressed
data on one tape. Thanks to built-in compression, it stores even more 
than that when you backup a disk.
I think there are also C1534 and C1535 (?) models, which are a bit cheaper 
and have no DDS-2 support.



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