SLR 5 Tape drive vs DAT

[Lerebours, Jose]

Scott posted:
> 
> One of my customers has an old QIC tape drive that has finally died.
> 
> I told him to get a quote on a DAT drive to replace it.
> 
> The hardware guy quoted him a Tandberg SLR 5 Tape Drive for $610.
> 
> How does this compaire to a DAT drive.  This customer only 
> has about 2gb
> that needs to be backed up.
> 
> What really got my curiosity up is the fact that they quoted hime $50
> each for the SLR 5 Data Cartridges.  What makes them so expensive?
> 

DLT tapes can cost $50 and over in a heart beat.   The greater their
capacity, the more they cost.  I guess this applies to SLR media.

For 2GB, it is overkill to go that route.  Buy a DDS4 tape drive and
buy the media for about $8.00 each.  The tape drive should cost $200
to $350 (Check http://www.pricewatch.com).  Heck, if you go DDS2 or DDS3
you can still get the job done and have it installed for under $300 with
7 cartridges.  

Of course, it goes without saying that for backing up, Backup Edge is the
way to go!

Good luck!!!


Jose Lerebours