Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 21:06:25 -0800 (PST) From: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI Tape Drive Recommendations? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.981222210109.2405D-100000@dsinw.com> In-Reply-To: <19981223143817.Y85005@freebie.lemis.com>
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> The silence is deafening, isn't it? The question is ``reliable''. I > find most tape units unreliable. At the moment I'm still using DDS > drives, but I haven't had any that have survived more than two years, > and refurbishing seems to be a waste of money. General consensus is > that Travan drives are even worse than DDS or Exabyte, but that may be > prejudice. From what I've seen, half the problems with tape drives has been dust on the optics. An HP tech support person has suggested to me a weekly cleaning with an approved HP cleaning tape, something most people don't seem to do. :) Of course, there is still the fact that tape drives still seem unreliable. For the price of some of the high-end Exobyte tapes, I'd probally build a second machine to backup too. Even if you're low on money, a 2nd hard drive will still be a good investment. Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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