rick moen ricklinuxmafiacom quoting ciaran johnston cjnologicorg thanks replies see httpwwwsosonlinecoukshopproduct_detailsaspdp1215rp0 get seagate internal dds4 capable drive euro101843 limit spending however onstream ide tape drive httpweb6scancoukproductsinfoaspwpid14022 thanks link martin calculations provides storage slightly slower speeds half price overriding reason go expensive lowercapacity dds4 drive speed adr advanced digital recording tape format interesting option one hadnt seen much look onstream spun philips electronics 1998 invented rather tightly control format though companies verbatim make compatible media licence youre reasonably serious backup need plan rotational backup scheme retirement tapes become worn well start failing requires least couple dozen tapes first couple years therefore cost availability media major factor also tape heads wear need replaced rapidly helicalscan systems adr turns _not_ somehow always ends cheaper tape technologies heavy competition lesstangible consideration comes immediately mind ones onstream adr drive fails possible replacement would suffice restore accumulated backup sets another onstream adr drive sense youre somewhat locked im seeing adr drives anyone else though might missed onstream smart theyve priced drives attract people system making shortfall media cost get people buy see following prices mail order httpwwwfinnsoftcompriclistverbathtm verbatimbrand tapes 42 euros 30 gb adr tape 33 euros 30 gb adr tape fourpack 66 euros 50 gb adr tape 44 euros 50 gb adr tape fourpack 47 euros adr cleaning tape dont get much lower pricing verbatim without going noname capacities usually quoted basis nominal 21 compression ratio pdf datasheet onstreams adr2 series says linearserpentine recording technology good thing like dlt sdlt lto rather helicalscan method typified ddsdat ait 8mm puts heavy wear tapes heads im sure software novastors tapecopy yosemite technologys tapeware support onstreams drives recollection bru balance id personally _still_ go dds4 drive using either dds3 dds4 media mostly youve survived life one oddball lessstandard tape format youre hurry repeat experience adr seem quick glance well designed might good bet say gaming industry ya pays money ya takes chances beauty asynchronous form discussion one go make cups tea floss cat fluff geraniums open kitchen window scream operatic force volume decorum return vexed glowing letters calmer mind soul cube forum3000org irish linux users group iluglinuxie httpwwwlinuxiemailmanlistinfoilug unsubscription information list maintainer listmasterlinuxie fri 16 aug 2002 153340 0700 ilug backup solutions