22 Aug
2007
22 Aug
'07
2:21 p.m.
* Compaq
DLT-III 5/10gb drive in external case. Working.
* Compaq DLT-IV 35/70gb drive in external case. Working.
Clarification ? the
second DLT drive is a DLT4000 which is 20mb/40mb,
not 35mb/70mb. Sorry about that. From what I've seen, DLT7000 drives that do 35GB
native are a LOT more
reliable than DLT8000s that do 40GB native on the same cart.
The
DLT8000s seem to have heads that wear out a lot quicker, and generally
aren't worth the price premium for an extra 14% of capacity.
Pat
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