I'd recommend asking one of the vendors that sells both to give you a 
comparison of failure rates/maintenance between them. That was a deciding 
point for us, though I think I'm probably legally bound not to say anything.  
As far as NB is concerned, they both show up as TLD robots, so there really 
isn't any issue there. The StorageTek does allow you to create virtual robots, 
so that you can cross-platform share them, but you then have to use ACS to 
control them. Still, its a nice feature if you want to use the robot with a 
platform that can't be made into a NB client/server.

- Andy Steingruebl

Devon Buffington said:

>Hello All,
>I am wondering if anyone out there has experience
>using the ATL P6000 or the Storage Tek L700 (with
>either 9840 or DLTs) using NBU 3.2. Just wondering
>mainly about hardware problems, s/w incompatability,
>etc..
>Trying to decide which one would be better.
>
>Thanks, 
>Devon
>
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