[aclug-L] Re: SCSI tape drive recommendation

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Ryan Claycamp <claycamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > > 
> > > You'll want to check out both to see which is least expensive and most
> > > appropriate for your needs.
> > > 
> > 
> > How reliable are used drives?  Should we just bite the bullet and buy
> > new?
> 
> Visually inspect them and see if they look clean.  If there's alot of
> dust, or if the internal mechanisms are dirty, avoid it.  Otherwise,
> you'll be oK.  Drives can last for many years if they're maintained properly.


Which reminds me: Trailing Edge Technologies has some 8mm SCSI EXABYTE 
drives for less than $50 (used) I didn't look to see whether they are
2/4 or 5/10 drives.

--dwh

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