Hi Sorry a bit of dyslexia I meant DLT-S4 not SDLT-4
Here is a reference http://www.quantum.com/Products/TapeDrives/DLT/DLT-S4/Index.asp Cheers Anthony Worrall > -----Original Message----- > From: Joshua Baker-LePain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 March 2007 12:28 > To: Anthony Worrall > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SDLT-4 compareded to LTO-3 > > 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
