On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Sheridan West wrote:
Hi I have a machine that needs a tape backup as my HP Colorado ide 8gb unit id's itself in 9.2 in /proc/scsi/scsi
But something on the box is not allowing the unit to be configured. (I need more space than a cdrw can provide)
So can i be ignorant and ask
Can anybody suggest a cheap 8gb+ storage medium for doing occasional large backups to either an Ide/or scsi bus.
I went with DLT. Shop E-Bay for "just the right" DLT drive, I got a Compaq branded DLT-4000 (good for 24+ G of backup), CHEAP and it had very few hours and works GREAT. STAY AWAY from DDT (er, DDS ;-) (aka 'DAT'). Travan (I'm told) isn't any good, and most 8mm is dead. Mammoth? Expensive and not that impressive anymore. Same with AIT. Whatever happened to VXA? LTO is healthy and so is DLT/Super-DLT. Personally, I'd go with DLT. It's similar to but much better technology-wise than DAT/DDS. Super-DLT is VERY nice but quite pricy. -- Carpe diem - Seize the day. Carp in denim - There's a fish in my pants! Jon Nelson <jnelson-suse@jamponi.net>