>> The DDS2 is a little small and I would like to
>> replace it with a DLT of
>> some sort, but those tend to be quite expensive.
>
>>From where I'm sitting, you don't want DLT. I support
>a very tape intensive product, and DLT isn't up to it.
>Never was. I'm not sure about DDS4, but it's probably
>a viable option. It's not as fast I think. But I do
>know that DLT gets far more write errors than any of
>the other stuff I deal with on a regular basis (STK,
>IBM, LTO).

I've had the EXACT opposite experience.  My DLT has been rock solid.

When I asked about tape drives before I bought my DLT, everyone who had
a DLT loved them.  The one time I actually tried to restore a DDS backup tape
it failed, so I'm pretty leery of them.  I've done successful restores using
my DLT, so I feel pretty good about it.

--Ken