I agree, but I have not actually benchmarked it, so I did not want to let my bigotry for the Magstar technology influence the discussion. The real issue is reliability. I doubt LTO will be as reliable as Magstar for years, if ever.
-----Original Message----- From: Joshua S. Bassi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 12:04 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: 3590E1A vs IBM LTO Magstar is still the highest performing drive on the market. -- Joshua S. Bassi Independent IT Consultant IBM Certified - AIX/HACMP, SAN, Shark Tivoli Certified Consultant- ADSM/TSM Cell (408)&(831) 332-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Zosimo Noriega Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 2:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 3590E1A vs IBM LTO We are planning to upgrade ADSM to TSM 4.1 and then currently we are using 3494 library with 4 3590B1A drives. Then, we are looking to upgrade or replace the drives into 3590E1A or IBM LTO. Anybody can share from the experience using these drives. and which is the best in terms of performance, availability, cost, data transfer rate, capacity, etc..... thanks a lot in advance. reagrds, Zosi Noriega A D N O C IST-ITD DMSS Tel - 6024987
