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Re: DDS-2 DAT tape prices?

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From: Tom Kustner
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 17:15
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You're not going to see anything under $13/$14. 
The absolute lowest price I have seen is $15 for TDK brand tapes and I
don't know the quality.  See the below site for pricing.

http://www.magpage.com/optimag/dat.htm


Also recall that there is (or was 2 weeks ago) a shortage on DDS-2
tapes because only one plant makes the stuff for the tapes in the
world and there were some problems. The shortage (an article I saw
stated this) won't start easing up until Freb. and wouldn't be
completely gone until May/June.  That may have changed since I saw the
article.  If you can get your hands on the tapes, feel lucky!

Hope this helps.

Tom Kustner

On Tue, 16 Jan 1996 22:41:10 -0600, Bruce Adelsman
<adelsman@infonet.isl.net> wrote:

>What is the best deal on DDS-2 DAT tape prices?  Everywhere I look it 
>seems that they cost around $20 a piece, even in volume orders.  
>Meanwhile I can find standard DAT tapes for $8-9 a piece.
>
>I'd appreciate any good sources for DDS-2 tapes.  Thanks.
>
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>Bruce Adelsman                                       Rochester, MN USA
>http://www.isl.net/~adelsman
>badelsman@aol.com       "Imagination is more important than knowledge" 
>adelsman@infonet.isl.net                            - Albert Einstein

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