At 12:34 PM 8/4/2006, Prather, Wanda wrote:
1) When LTO drives fail, they don't get repaired. The CE just comes in and replaces them. They are essentially "BIC" drives - plastic parts, no refills.
My understanding was that the IBM drives were more robust, because they used no plastic parts. I've not seen that in writing anywhere. They are more expensive, but IMHO worth the extra $ over the HP drives. When reading/commenting on LTO drives, be aware of which vendor's drives your talking about. They aren't all equal. The LTO spec says that a tape written on one vendor's drive should be readable on another vendor's drive, not that they are manufactured the same. -- Paul Zarnowski Ph: 607-255-4757 Manager, Storage Services Fx: 607-255-8521 719 Rhodes Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-3801 Em: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
