Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 10:02:22 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: bmcgloth@mail.vt.edu (Brian D. McGlothlin) Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: DAT or removable device? Message-ID: <199608290032.KAA16092@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199608282235.SAA01356@sable.cc.vt.edu> from "Brian D. McGlothlin" at Aug 28, 96 06:35:18 pm
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Brian D. McGlothlin stands accused of saying: > > 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. Smart move 8) > From what I > read I'm assuming Adaptec's 2940 PCI SCSI Master is a good choice. Now, I Unnecessary for your application. Get an NCR-810-based card and save your readies. You should be able to walk away with one for about US$60 or so. > have heard that 1.3/2 GB DAT drives can be bought "cheap" and I've even seen > the price quotes for www.corpsys.com (which I could not access) but the ones > I've seen advertised > (Seagate/Conner/Archive/whoeverownsitnowWordperfectwannabe) are 5-600$, not > cheap and their reliability seems to be questionable. So I've been DDS-2 units are _the_ economy backup devices. Do _not_ be fooled into buying anything else. You should try people like ISN (www.isn.com), NecX (www.necx.com) and of course Pricewatch (www.pricewatch.com). A careful investment here (eg. Sony, HP, WangDAT) will give you a unit you will be able to count on for years to come. > 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? Cartridge disks are not economical backup units. > Where might I purchase a 4mm DAT that is comparable in price to the EZFlyer > 230 ($300)? ... take the EFZ and add enough (~20) disks to compare with a 4G DDS-2 tape, and then re-cost the exercise. Then imagine shuffling those disks through every time you want to make a backup. > 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. Well, if you save yourself about $200 on the 2940, you'll have about $500 to spend on a DAT. Go for it! > Brian D. McGlothlin > > 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. It is, but don't. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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