On 08/21/2016 05:49 PM, Al Kossow wrote: > I know it's true for the full height. I've had dozens of dead ones > because of that. I just picked up an 8705 yesterday, will open it up > and also check a 8505 > > Chuck, I've not had many problems with Exabyte media. DAT on the > other hand has been problematic. > > I just got a box of 8mm unix backups that weren't stored well. We'll > see how they do.
I've got a few of the beasts, mostly full-height, but my best luck to date has been using the cheapie 8700--the top-loading unit with the external power brick (reminds me of the first Sony CD-ROM decks). I don't know why. --Chuck
