Re: DAT72 vs Iomega's REV

From: Tony Lawrence (foo_at_pcunix.com)
Date: 08/09/05


Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 16:56:50 -0400

E Arredondo wrote:
> I'm currently using DAT24 tape drive , and it's time to upgrade due to
> shortage of capacity, Would you recommend a REV or a DSS72 ? SCO OSR505
>
>

Depends on your storage needs and window for backup. The Iomega isn't
going to hold as much as tape can, and it will be slower (well, that
does depend on the tape, of course).

Other than that, the Iomega is cheap and so far very reliable.

-- 
Tony Lawrence
Unix/Linux/Mac OS X  resources: http://aplawrence.com


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