On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 at 10:31am, Anthony Worrall wrote
This is not strictly an amanda question but I thought I would see if any one has any views on SDLT-4 compared to LTO-3. We are currently looking at replacing our tape devices an are looking at SDLT-4 which seems to be about the same price as LTO-3 but offer twice the capacity. Has anyone got any experience of these drives. I am told by our supplier that they are selling many more LTO-3 than SDLT-4. Is it just that SDLT-4 is newer is there some reason?
Maybe I'm just not looking hard enough, but all I can find is SDLT-II, which is 300GB native -- got any links? IIRC, LTO-4 has been announced, but I can't find any products yet.
The reason I like LTO is that it's an open standard with a well defined roadmap and an emphasis on compatibility among generations.
-- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
