[plug] removeable media drives + Linux
Bernd Felsche
bernie at innovative.iinet.net.au
Thu Apr 10 11:59:37 WST 2003
On Thu, Apr 10, 2003 at 11:42:39AM +0800, Craig Ringer wrote:
> >I'm looking at purchasing a removeable media drive of some type
> >for backup of large amounts of data. Of course the drive has to
> >be fully capable of being used under Linux properly (as it'll be
> >in/connected to the Samba machine). Basically I'm looking for
> >something that has a minimum native (uncompressed) data storage
> >size in excess of 120Gb (160-180Gb would be better).
> Say hello to SDLT/160. You won't like the price tag, but in the end it
> might be cheaper (!!).
> hp StorageWorks SDLT 160/320 GB internal tape drive - carbon
> ? 160 GB native capacity
> ? Ultra2 SCSI, SE/LVD interface (switchable)
> ? 80 MB/s (burst) maximum transfer rate
> ? 70 seconds average access time
> ? 40 sec/12 sec load/unload time
>
> US$4,999*
> Business Lease $142.12/month (48 months).
You might want to look at the various DDS4-based auto-changer
options.
> HP's site is good to look around to get an idea of what's out there:
> http://www.hp.com/country/au/eng/prodserv/storage.html
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