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john@redoak.demon.co.uk (John Perry) wrote:

>I have studied the computer mags on the 4GB Travan and DAT tape units and cant
>make my mind up on what to go for.  The Travan units are half the price (or
>less) that the DAT units, but the DAT tapes are cheaper than Travan tapes.
>I will be using an Adaptec 2940 in a Gateway P90, but I really have no idea
>whether to go for Travan or DAT for Win 95?
>
>Can anyone please post there experiences (good or bad).  Thanks
>John Email:   john@redoak.demon.co.uk
 
 
I would say that Travan units are more widespread than DAT,  so if you
plan to transport tapes between multiple computers,  the
Travan probably gets the call.  SCSI DAT may indeed
be much faster than the typical TRAVAN unit.
Since Travan drives are so reasonable,  I chose
that for my tape system (Ditto 3200 External),  I 
also bought a JAZ drive for really FAST backup...
but the jaz disks are pricey at $100 / gig.  FAST
though.  Copies 350mb in 7 minutes.  That is SMOKIN
for backup!

Regards,
Scott McDonald              Forte Agent .99e
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Advice given is without warranty and recipient assumes all risks.
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On Tue, 27 Aug 1996 00:39:10 GMT, mcd@community.net (Robert McDonald)
wrote:

>john@redoak.demon.co.uk (John Perry) wrote:
>
>>I have studied the computer mags on the 4GB Travan and DAT tape units and cant
>>make my mind up on what to go for.  The Travan units are half the price (or
>>less) that the DAT units, but the DAT tapes are cheaper than Travan tapes.
>>I will be using an Adaptec 2940 in a Gateway P90, but I really have no idea
>>whether to go for Travan or DAT for Win 95?
>>
>>Can anyone please post there experiences (good or bad).  Thanks
>>John Email:   john@redoak.demon.co.uk
> 
> 
>I would say that Travan units are more widespread than DAT,  so if you
>plan to transport tapes between multiple computers,  the
>Travan probably gets the call.  SCSI DAT may indeed
>be much faster than the typical TRAVAN unit.
>Since Travan drives are so reasonable,  I chose
>that for my tape system (Ditto 3200 External),  I 
>also bought a JAZ drive for really FAST backup...
>but the jaz disks are pricey at $100 / gig.  FAST
>though.  Copies 350mb in 7 minutes.  That is SMOKIN
>for backup!
>
>Regards,
>Scott McDonald              Forte Agent .99e
>_______________________________________________________________
>mcd@community.net   (c) 1996 -  All rights reserved
>Advice given is without warranty and recipient assumes all risks.
>_______________________________________________________________
> 
I have an HP T4000s and it works great.  I think there are some
compatibility issues with the scsi card I am using, and I might
upgrade to the better Adaptec 2940 or 2940UW. I can't run the backup
at high speed in Win 95.