On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 at 9:28am, Toralf Lund wrote

> Well, space is a concern, but I'm not really that worried about it as long 
> as we're talking about 4U (or even 6U), rather than the 15U or so required 
> by some of the larger libraries. The cost, however, is a major issue. I'm 
> looking at the Sony autoloader because it seems to give better value for 
> money than "real" tape libraries e.g. from Qualstar. These certainly seem 
> more powerful and flexible, but they also cost a lot more - and the 
> difference in price is much larger than what the added power and 
> flexibility can justify, I think. I haven't actually checked the Overland 
> products, though...

Hmm.  The two places I've checked online have that Sony for ~$7200.  I 
don't know if I just checked bad places or what, but  I got my Overland 
for $7900.  Contact me off list for details, if you're interested.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University