Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 18:35:18 -0400 From: "Brian D. McGlothlin" <bmcgloth@mail.vt.edu> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: DAT or removable device? Message-ID: <199608282235.SAA01356@sable.cc.vt.edu>
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I have read just about everything I can get my hands on about backup devices for FreeBSD and still can't make a decision. I currently am not running the OS, but am about to purchase hardware to backup Win95 and in the future FreeBSD (I am a CS student at Virginia Tech), so here is your chance to steer someone in the right direction before they spend bucks. From what I read I'm assuming Adaptec's 2940 PCI SCSI Master is a good choice. Now, I have heard that 1.3/2 GB DAT drives can be bought "cheap" and I've even seen the price quotes for www.corpsys.com (which I could not access) but the ones I've seen advertised (Seagate/Conner/Archive/whoeverownsitnowWordperfectwannabe) are 5-600$, not cheap and their reliability seems to be questionable. So I've been considering a removable device such as Syquest's EZFlyer 230 and EZ135, and also, heaven forbid, Iomega's Zip drive...even the Jazz Drive looks promising. So here are my questions (sorry for the rambling): Would Syquest's EZFlyer 230/EZ135 be a good choice for backing up FreeBSD volumes or will I get less headache from a 4mm DAT? Where might I purchase a 4mm DAT that is comparable in price to the EZFlyer 230 ($300)? The AH-2940 is going to run me about $260 and I'd like to spend as close to $300 as I could on a backup device. I've worked with a 4mm Archive DAT doing backups of Novell servers and I would love to have one if the price was right. Any advice will be appreciated more than words can describe. TIA Brian D. McGlothlin bmcgloth@mail.vt.edu P.S. As of right now I'm not even sure the EZFlyer is available in a SCSI version...but the 135 would do the same.
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