Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 09:08:16 -0500 (CDT) From: Rich Murphey <rich@rich.isdn.bcm.tmc.edu> To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au Cc: jmb@freefall.freebsd.org, richard@pegasus.com, michaelv@HeadCandy.com, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Looking for help selecting tape device Message-ID: <199605191408.JAA04637@richc.isdn.bcm.tmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <199605191339.XAA18981@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> (message from Michael Smith on Sun, 19 May 1996 23:09:30 %2B0930 (CST))
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|From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> |Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 23:09:30 +0930 (CST) |Cc: richard@pegasus.com, michaelv@HeadCandy.com, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org | |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. I've got a wangdat 3200 (4Gb w/compression) that can now be had for about $400 used. It started eating tapes after 1.5 years and the factory (Rexon) wanted $300 to fix it. That's pretty close to being throwaway too. I'm sure it will fail again in less than a year and I'm just not sure whether to go with an HP DAT drive next. HP only has a year warranty as far as I know. I'd probably get a HP C1533A from Rod if I had it to do over again, but I wish there were something that lasted longer. Rich
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