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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/Tape_Drives Recent content written about Tape Drives en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_252658683524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cmprather - i have been 10 rounds with Sony...and they won. first, they took $1500 for a Sony AIT drive. the only thing the tape drive has done, efficiently, is get tapes stuck. i sent that drive in for repair. they warranty-replaced it, but we had to pay for the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~252658683524 Tue, 5 Sep 2006 18:00:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_252658683524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_239514128004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author smcclos - I have been using tape drives for my data for years, and have had the SDT-9000 for about 4 months. This is a great drive. It is robust, quiet and reliable. I would highly recommend it as a starter DDS tape backup... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~239514128004 Sat, 1 Jul 2006 01:38:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_239514128004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_233333296772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - As I stated in my review of the Dell PowerVault 112T, and HP StorageWorks DAT 72i, in the increasingly demanding world of Information Technology (IT) network/server management, the advantages of automating (fast) backup processes (internal... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~233333296772 Sat, 27 May 2006 17:31:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_233333296772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_232825785988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - As I stated in my review of the Dell PowerVault 112T, in the increasingly demanding world of Information Technology (IT) network/server management, the advantages of automating (fast) backup processes (internal or external) to the server, or across the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~232825785988 Wed, 24 May 2006 13:09:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_232825785988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_230988877444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - In the increasingly demanding world of Information Technology (IT) network/server management, the advantages of automating (fast) backup processes (internal or external) to the server, or across the network, are a paramount. More and more information... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~230988877444 Sat, 13 May 2006 08:53:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_230988877444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_217035542148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tesavage - Brought this drive approximately two and a half years ago,for $300.00 had nothing but problems with it. Returned it to the company for mechanical problems. Recieved word that the company had went bankrupt. They had my drive and I had a hole in my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~217035542148 Mon, 9 Jan 2006 20:03:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_217035542148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196381216388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dherbst - I have been dealing with Overland Storage for almost 2 years now. The Neo 2000 is an extremely reliable tape library. Installation and setup is very easy. Having 2 of these units has proven a huge benefit in improving backups and restores. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196381216388 Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:06:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196381216388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_181408796292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author stargoat - The HP DLT VS80 is a SCSI DLT IV tape drive for low to medium end servers. This review of the material was conducted in two HP ML350 Proliant servers with HP IV Backup Tapes. I have been singularly unimpressed with the HP system. I believe between two... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~181408796292 Thu, 28 Apr 2005 11:30:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_181408796292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173719916164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dataprotector - This is the current (Feb2005) top of the line SDLT/LTO Tape Library from HP. You MIGHT want to consider the MSL6060(12-48 TeraBytes) before jumping up to this monster that can hold 142TB! This is almost the same as the Quantum PX720 (OEM this to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173719916164 Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:16:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173719916164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169538915972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vemartin - In the increasingly demanding world of Information Technology (IT) network/server management, the advantages of automating (fast) high-capacity backup processes internal to the server, or across the network, are a necessity. More and more information... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169538915972 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:59:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169538915972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168793771652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cubintwuck - We ordered this backup unit from Dell, shelling out a whopping $4,000.00. It came with a SCSI Card which looked appealing at first. After installing it on a new Dell server, the only thing on it being Win2k Server SP4, we found the backup rates... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168793771652 Sat, 8 Jan 2005 04:00:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168793771652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_159135141508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author leshalles - I purchased two VXA-1 drives, one internal and one external, both SCSI, in about 2000. I also bought a total of about 12 VX-17 tapes over the years. I paid about $350 per drive. There were numerous minor challenges in installing and frequent... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~159135141508 Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:29:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_159135141508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_127033839236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cbystrzak - SONY SUCKS! I requested an exchange for a new unit within hours of installing this drive and both the retailer and manufacturer refused! The drive jammed two (of the $60) tapes I purchased with it because of a tape transport defect. SONY offered only... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~127033839236 Fri, 23 Jan 2004 13:29:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_127033839236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_109846433412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dempsedm - I am an IT Manager and I've had experience with several of the USB 30 drives, the IDE drives in both... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~109846433412 Sat, 23 Aug 2003 18:20:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_109846433412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_103317540484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author shamino - Before I get into a review of the drive itself, I want to explain why backup devices in general and tape drives in particular are devices that all serious computer owners should have. Why make backups? Hard drives fail. It's a fact of life... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~103317540484 Tue, 17 Jun 2003 22:34:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_103317540484?linkin_id=8003929