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Date:      Fri, 7 May 1999 11:32:15 -0700 (PWT)
From:      Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
To:        Karl Denninger <karl@Denninger.Net>
Cc:        Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com>, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Question - Onstream SCSI Streamer
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.04.9905071131460.1661-100000@feral.com>
In-Reply-To: <19990507133118.B266@Denninger.Net>

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> > > "low-cost drive with a proprietary interface".  Even though it has a
> > > SCSI connector, it's not a tape drive in the traditional (SCSI) sense.
> > > It'll take special drivers to talk to this puppy.
> > > 
> > >      If you're feeling brave and lucky, OnStream is selling "new"
> > > internal Quantum DLT-2000XT's for $649 (15GB capacity, uncompressed	).
> > > Note that these are "brand new" obsolete drives.  You'd better read the
> > > fine print (especially on warranty, shipping, and "defective products"),
> > > but check out:
> > 
> > I would not recommend the XT given the media incompatibilities they've
> > been known to have.
> 
> The XTs are fine - but they cannot read or write tapes written on a 
> DLT 4000 or 7000.
> 
> They can read and write 10GB (2000) and 15GB (DLTIII-XT) media, along with
> older DLT formats.
> 
> The big problem with the 2000XTs is the cost and availability of the tapes.
> To get full capacity you need the XT length tapes (15GB) which are NOT 
> second-sourced.  As such you're going to get positively raped on the 
> media cost since there is no competition (no Fuji tapes, for example).
> 
> I had two of these at MCS - they were rock-solid and reliable.  However,
> unless you can reliably source media they're going to be trouble down the
> road.

I had several at Legato. By mistake an XT tape placed into a 2000
destroyed it.




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