22 Aug
2015
22 Aug
'15
1:30 a.m.
On 08/21/2015 05:09 PM, Glen Slick wrote:
I wouldn't want to pay the $310 that was asked for
in that listing.
I got one for free in a rack with some other Sun gear (which I later
gave away for free) and a couple others that were $100 or less for
local pickup.
Ditto for the Fuji. Good solid construction. Mine came from a fellow
who collected a bunch of Sun gear and the drive was marked as "Does not
power up". Brand-spanking new--complete with factory QA papers. It was
marked as being set for 120VAC, but a tiny bit of inspection turned up
the fact that it was really jumpered for 240V. Change a couple of
jumpers and bingo.
Mine resides in a 6' HP Storage Array rack--those anti-tip slide-outs
have saved me a couple of times.
The Fuji, like a lot of drives from that era, handle only 1600 and 6250
densities, so if you need 800 or 3200, you'll be out of luck. I've also
got a couple of Qualstar open-reel units and well as an Overland
streamer. I still like the Fuji best.
My doctor tells me that I have a minor hernia--probably gotten when I
took that drive in the rack and moved it up a short flight of stairs...
--Chuck