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In message <phrDFxvK2.96r@netcom.com> - phr@netcom.com (Paul Rubin) writes:
>
>In article <oka6lrtei.fsf@vapor.franz.com>,
>Kevin Layer <layer@Franz.COM> wrote:
>>Does someone out there know why DAT tapes, mostly the 120m variety,
>>are in short supply recently (last few months)?  This, of course, has
>>caused the price to soar to $18/tape (I rememeber when I bought Sony
>>120m DAT tapes for around $12/tape), if you can find a supplier that
>>has them in stock.
>
>Where on earth did you EVER see Sony 120m tapes for $12 each?
>(What kind of quantity are you talking about?)  I've never seen
>them for less than $18-20.
>
>>Lastly, I heard rumors of massive quality problems with various
>>brands, and I experienced problems with TDK 90m tapes (a whole batch
>>was bad).  I also heard a rumor that DDS-3 was being held up because
>>of production problems of the media not the drive.
>
>TDK DAT tapes have never had such a good reputation from what I can tell.
>Sony and Maxell have always come out on top.  I've been using surplus
>HP tapes (made by Maxell) and have had no problems with them.
>


Just for kicks, you might want to point your browser to:

Cassette House
http://www.edge.net/ch/index.html

They carry DAT and other media on the cheap.

Regards,
Tim