Ken Hornstein <kenh@cmf.nrl.navy.mil> writes:

> >I'm in the market for a fairly inexpensive 10-20gig external tape backup drive.
> >Does anyone know of a good make and model to get?
> 
> I don't know what your definition of "fairly inexpensive" is ... but on
> recommendations from people here I bought a DLT 2000 drive (it had been
> returned and still had the manufacturer's warranty) and it's been wonderful.
> I think any DLT would be reasonable.
> 
> (I see DLT 2000s on pricewatch for $245 now ... which pains me considering
> how much I paid for mine :-/)

Yeah, DLT's are great.  They (used to) cost more than other tape
technologies, but they're completely worth it because of the great
reliability you get from them.

Another good kind of tape is AIT.  The literature I've seen says that
AIT has comparable reliability to DLT, and it may be a bit faster for
some things.

Being a traditionalist (at least where backups are concerned), I still
prefer DLT.

Chris

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Chris Jones                                           Mad scientist at large