Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 23:09:30 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: jmb@freefall.freebsd.org (Jonathan M. Bresler) Cc: richard@pegasus.com, michaelv@HeadCandy.com, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Looking for help selecting tape device Message-ID: <199605191339.XAA18981@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199605172340.QAA00678@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Jonathan M. Bresler" at May 17, 96 04:40:34 pm
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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. > > 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. This is good advice. Don't reuse the DAT's too heavily though. > > The reason the QIC drives are so cheap is because no one wants them > > because the tapes are too expensive. The tapes are expensive because they're mechanically monstrous. This is a bit of a plus in that it makes them _very_ robust. > > Richard -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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