Re: [Networker] LTO4 media - recommended brands?

We are using Fujifilm on our ADIC Scalar 100 library with IBM LTO-2 tape drives 
for about 6 years now and no issues. We tried using Maxell and Imation one time 
and it seems that I picked a stone to hit my own head due to numerous 
media/tape drive errors.

>>> Lauradel Collins <lauradel AT CS.UOREGON DOT EDU> 31/Jan/2008 6:35 pm >>>
The LTO4 "certified media" I got  from SpectraLogic are branded Maxell.

lauradel

--On January 29, 2008 3:11:48 PM -0500 George Sinclair 
<George.Sinclair AT NOAA DOT GOV> wrote:

> If anyone is using LTO-4 media, do you have any recommended brands? Have
> you had any problems or issues with the media? We will be moving to LTO-4,
> so just curious before we buy.
>
> All our LTO-3 media has been Sony, and that's worked fine. We've also
> used Fuji and
> Quantum for SDLT-2 media, and back when we were using LTO-1, we used a
> combination
> of Sony, Fugi, Maxell and Imation. We had a few problems with some of the
> Imation media
> way back when, but that was then and this is now, and a few bad tapes
> also occurred
> with some of those other brands, too, but it was a rare occurrence all in
> all.
>
> Would appreciate any feedback.
>
> George
>
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