Tape Drive recommendations
So the edict comes down from the Boss today: find a tape drive I can throw in a desktop machine. We've got a "problem" department that basically insists on doing things there own way, and they want a tape drive in one of their machines, despite the fact we have a network for these kinds of things. Without going into too many details, the decision has been made to comply with the request, despite any number of better solutions.
So here's what I'm looking at: I need a good, reliable tape drive in the 4 gig backup range, preferrably with very easy-to-use backup software. Internal drive needed, preferrably IDE. Despite the speed boost, we don't want to go SCSI, as that's just one more thing that could go wrong in the machine. The machine's pretty bare-bones right now, with only 1 HD and a CDRom on the IDE ports, so isolating the drive is an option.
Right now I'm leaning towards an HP/Colorado model of some sort, but I've had people tell me they're dog slow. Which may be a moot point, as we might end up setting them up an automatic nightly backup thing, but this kinda depends on what the department wants. Anyway, any and all recommendations/testimonials/horror stories greatly appreciated.
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Somebody set up us the GPF!
