[KLUG Members] Backup hardware and software

[Richard Zimmerman]

> Anyone using HP or Seagate Travan tape drives for backups?
> How about Arkeia verses BRU for software?

   Take this from my Windows experience w/ Seagate Travan drives.... Go buy a
DAT drive!!!! Travan is unreliable when it comes to longevity. Using 5 tapes
and rotate them daily and your lucky if you get a years usage out of the
tapes. They take forever to format and constantly have verify errors! (Even
when new)

   As for my 3 year old DAT drive... SAME media as the day it was purchased
and it runs along just fine. (Although the media is starting to show signs of
it's age)....

   Travan Tape 8gb = $22.00

   DAT 24gb Tape = $ 7.50

FWIW

Richard



Richard Zimmerman                                     Richard@knbpower.com
Information Systems Manager                      ke4rit@earthlink.net
K&B Transport, Inc.
Elkhart, Indiana                     Advanced SKYWARN weather spotter

Look Listen and Live!
Support Operation Lifesaver
www.oli.org