On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 10:02 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you;re only interested in 1600 PE and 6250 GCR, the Fuji drive is a > great choice--well-constructed and easy to operate. Yes, it is pretty > heavy, but in the universe of open-reel tape drives, it's a > featherweight. Not sure about 200 lbs, though. I managed to get mine > off a pickup truck bed onto a dolly, up a short flight of stairs and > into a 6' rack single-handedly. >
I have moved Fujitsu M2444AC drives in and out of racks and up and down stairs a couple of times by myself and it has always been a bit of a challenge without some sort of lift. Wasn't bad getting one in the van with two people. Table 1.2 Physical Specifications of this manual says 90 kg / 198 pounds for a bare M2444AC outside of a rack: http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/fujitsu/tape/B03P-5325-0100A_02B_M244X_Series_Streaming_Tape_Drive_CE_Manual_May89.pdf If you want something that can easily be shipped and moved around one option is a Qualstar 1052. I wasn't impressed with the quality and performance of those. I gave away the ones I had. They do 1600 (and 3200), but not 6250.
