5 Apr
2010
5 Apr
'10
11:23 a.m.
On Sun, 4 Apr 2010, Teo Zenios wrote:
A few weeks back I purchased a Tandberg TDC 4120 drive
at a recycler.For some
reason I like collecting different tape drives and removable media, maybe
just incase I find media with data I want to restore.
Browsing ebay I found 6 new QIC 1000 tapes for it starting at $1 with $5
shipping "IMATION MAGNUS 46165 QIC 1000- 1.2 GB-B NEW" and put in a bid
thinking nobody uses this stuff anymore. With 30 minutes currently left it
has hit $117.50 and all the bids are users with 2000+ feedback. So are these
things that rare, or do people snag it up to keep the prices expensive for
corporate users who need tapes? I can't really see a company needing new
tapes (1.2GB) these days, drives maybe to restore files but not new tapes.
My goodness... I probably have 40-50 of these sitting in storage,
although only a few are unused. Do folks really use QIC-1000 drives
anymore?
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