Even more tape drives
Quantum SDLT-320
| Price: | AU$6761 (cartridge $185) |
| Vendor: | ACA Pacific |
| Phone: | 03 9674 8188 |
| Web: | www.quantum.com |
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Wide software support across platforms. |
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One of the fastest drives tested. Native capacity was high at 160GB. |
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| ROI: |
Competitively priced high-end unit. Cost/GB is also low. |
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3-year standard warranty. |
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Seagate Viper 200
| Price: | AU$5939 (cartridge $98) |
| Vendor: | Seagate |
| Phone: | 02 8748 2700 |
| Web: | www.seagate.com |
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| Interoperability: |
Wide software support across platforms. |
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Reasonably fast. Native capacity is limited to 100GB. |
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| ROI: |
½ Good price/performance. Cost/GB is also low. |
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3-year standard warranty. |
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Sony AIT SDX-D700B
| Price: | $8495 (cartridge $175) |
| Vendor: | Sony |
| Phone: | 1300 138 246 |
| Web: | www.sony.com.au |
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| Interoperability: |
Wide software support across platforms. |
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Slower than SDLT and Ultrium 1 and 2 drives. 100GB capacity is shy of that of SDLT and Ultrium 2. |
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| ROI: |
Unit cost and cost/GB are relatively high. |
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| Service: |
½ 3-year warranty with onsite exchange. |
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