We purchased a IBM 3583 LTO in Jan, 2001.  We've had 2 tape drives replaced
already and a third one that is acting up occasionally.  The last drive
failure 'ate' a tape that I just spent 30 hours creating from an import.

Any others 3583 LTO users having similar experiences?

Sam Schrage
TRW Systems
615-360-4716
sam.schrage AT trw DOT com