Exabyte VXA 2 Packet Tape Drive 80 GB 160 GB

Advantages: Fast, reliable, Good Price
Disadvantages: No SCSI cable included, Not Great instructions

...I bought this for our office server which before-hand was running a DDS5 tape drive. I have to say the DDS5 backup system we had was excellent and never caused me any problems. We got to a point where we needed two tapes to do a backup, and considering we keep backups for up to a month, thats a hell of a lot more tapes we would have to buy. After a lot of research and learning about DLT and SDLT, we discovered the V160. DLT allows backups to 40GB (80GB Compressed) and SDLT is alot more (i forget the figures). DLT would not have been enough and SDLT is a hell of a lot more expensive. Quantums V160 is right in the middle of the two and each tape can store up to 160GB data if compressed. We managed to get the drive for around £700 and then bought a number of tapes. It was delivered direct from Quantum within a week. The one problem I... Read review

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Advantages: Additional capacity - worked out of the box
Disadvantages: None

...I totally agree with first reviewer. Worked out of the box. I partitioned the 400 GB into two drives using Partition Magic 8 (which had previously baulked at a 160 GB internal HDD) and am using one for storage of digital images (duplicates to CD/DVD backups). Mine, even after three hours use, did not get hot - rather a nice warm value. It works very quietly and I can fully recommend this make and model as exceptionally good and extremely good value for money. When I think back to the 40 MB disc I used for years (Drivespaced, too) I cannot but think what fantastic value for money this is. As a supplement to my internal 2 X 120 GB HDDs, it will provide an additional capacity for my growing storage of high quality digital images (I am now a retired PRO Photographer and teacher of, says he blushingly, high international reputation)... Read review

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Advantages: Good for a teenager, fast and sleek.
Disadvantages: Gets useless for a business man.

...Sony Vaio FZ11L WVP T7100 2GB 120GB 15.4' (1.80 GHz and 800 MHz FSB) 120 GB Serial ATA 5400 rpm hard disk drive 15.40' WXGA (1280 x 800)Widescreen2 GB DDR2-667 SDRAM (2*1024 MB) Maximum 2 GB DDR2-667 SDRAM NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT notebook graphics Total Available Graphics Memoryof831 MB DVDRW/R DL/RAM drive Built-in 'Motion Eye' Digital Camera At only 637.45 Pounds Personally i think its a great deal, if ur a teenager u basically need nothing else.If you are a business man i would sincerely advise u not to get this as it will be useless for you.I would prefer this for business use,Sony Vaio VGN-SZ5XWN/C T7200 2048MB 160GB Vista Business Laptop Pc Given how unique your fingerprint is, the VAIO SZ's fingerprint scanning ensures only you can log on into your notebook. And your data stays in safe hands -yours... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful