Hi 

Sorry a bit of dyslexia I meant DLT-S4 not SDLT-4

Here is a reference
http://www.quantum.com/Products/TapeDrives/DLT/DLT-S4/Index.asp

Cheers

Anthony Worrall


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Baker-LePain [mailto:jlb17 AT duke DOT edu]
> Sent: 02 March 2007 12:28
> To: Anthony Worrall
> Cc: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
> Subject: Re: SDLT-4 compareded to LTO-3
> 
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 at 10:31am, Anthony   Worrall wrote
> 
> > This is not strictly an amanda question but I thought I would see if
any
> > one has any views on SDLT-4 compared to LTO-3.
> >
> > We are currently looking at replacing our tape devices an are
looking at
> > SDLT-4 which seems to be about the same price as LTO-3 but offer
twice
> > the capacity. Has anyone got any experience of these drives. I am
told
> > by our supplier that they are selling many more LTO-3 than SDLT-4.
Is it
> > just that SDLT-4 is newer is there some reason?
> 
> Maybe I'm just not looking hard enough, but all I can find is SDLT-II,
> which is 300GB native -- got any links?  IIRC, LTO-4 has been
announced,
> but I can't find any products yet.
> 
> The reason I like LTO is that it's an open standard with a well
defined
> roadmap and an emphasis on compatibility among generations.
> 
> --
> Joshua Baker-LePain
> Department of Biomedical Engineering
> Duke University