mcba@newt.phys.unsw.OZ.AU (Michael C. B. Ashley) (06/06/91)
Hi folks,
I'm keen to purchase one of the new EXB-8500 5Gbyte cartridge tape
drives, but two issues are holding me back:
(1) Compatibility with EXB-8200 tapes is essential for me. Some
pre-release advertising material from Exabyte (dated early 1990)
claims full read and write compatibility, however, a distributor
has told me that the units currently being shipped are not
compatible. Does anyone know if this is true?
(2) Price. I have received a quote which places the EXB-8500 at about
US$6500, which seems excessive, and is over twice the price of an
EXB-8200. Is this reasonable?
Thanks for any advice,
Michael Ashley mcba@newt.phys.unsw.oz.au Astrophysics
Dept./UNSW/Australiahashemi@leads70.ese.lmsc.lockheed.com (Rahmat O. Hashemi) (06/07/91)
In article <1733@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au> mcba@newt.phys.unsw.OZ.AU (Michael C. B. Ashley) writes: >Hi folks, > >I'm keen to purchase one of the new EXB-8500 5Gbyte cartridge tape >drives, but two issues are holding me back: > > (1) Compatibility with EXB-8200 tapes is essential for me. Some This issue is resolved in the new version of their F/W. > (2) Price. I have received a quote which places the EXB-8500 at about > US$6500, which seems excessive, and is over twice the price of an > EXB-8200. Is this reasonable? Try Emon Komeily at ANDATACO office in Fremont, California (415)659-9191. I have recently purchased 2 EXB-8500 drives, each with its enclosure(each enclosure can house 2 EXB-8500 units, for my future needs) and power supply for $3900.00 per subsystem. Give him a call and let him know that I reffered you, and you may get a better treatment( or may be not :-) ). Good luck, and have a great day. PS: His address is: ANDATACO Computer Peripherals 48511 Warmsprings Blvd. Suite 204 Fremont, CA 94539 Attn: Emon Komeily