based on your speed spec, I'd go for the ECHO30. The 50 MB/min
throughput of the NS20 would be fine for 10BaseT, but if you ever go to
fast ethernet that drive would become a bottleneck.
I haven't used either one, but am interested to hear what you think
since I'm also looking for something in this range.
Daniel Knight wrote:
>
> Much as I'd love to put a VXA or AIT drive on my home network, I don't
> want to spend that much money on the drive.
>
> I've had enough bad experiences with DAT and DAT-II drives that I've
> ruled out that option. It seems to be coming down to NS-20 and Onstream
> ECHO 30.
>
> DRIVE NS-20 ECHO 30
> Native 10 GB 15 GB
> Compressed 20 GB 30 GB
> Speed 50MB/min 120MB/min
> Drive cost $550 $630
> Tape cost $60 $50
> $/GB* $4.60 $2.33
>
> * estimated based on 30% compression
>
> Both are packaged with Retrospect 4.2. I'll be backing up over 10Base-T,
> so either should be plenty fast.
>
> Based on capacity, speed, and $/GB, the ECHO 30 looks like the winner.
>
> I'd like feedback from those who've gone with the Onstream drive. Is it
> reliable? (Key question before I spend my money.)
>
> Thanks!
>
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