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From: bv@wjv.comREMOVE (Bill Vermillion)
Subject: Re: DVD-RAM
References: <3e05e9aa$0$1396$2c3e98f8@news.voyager.net> 
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2002 23:24:51 GMT

In article <3e05e9aa$0$1396$2c3e98f8@news.voyager.net>,
-bill-  <nobody@SpamCop.net> wrote:

>we are looking at replacing aging (and not quite adequate) DDS-2
>wdrives ith DVD-RAM drives.

You did not say what was not quite adequqted about the DDS-2.

>What is the uncompressed capacity of single sided DVD-RAM drives
>What is the uncompressed capacity of double sided DVE-RAM drives, and 
>are they available ?

Even with doubled side DVD's I've not seen any changers in my
wanderings - perhaps someone else can comment on that.

If you upgrade to DDS-3 or DDS-4 it will be just drop-in
replacement with the ability to read your old tapes and only having
to configure your backup programs to be aware of the larger size.

If it's a size limitation when you say inadequate the DVD-RAMs
aren't going to give you much of an advantage over DDS-2.

If it's price the VXA at $699 handle 33GB uncompressed on 8MM
media.

From there prices go up and capacity goes up, and capacity keeps
going up and up.  Sony just announced their 500GB native mode
Super-AIT drives in the last couple of weeks, which will give 1TB with
HW compression.  No idea on prices but it will be up there in the
higher price range as their AIT-3's are in the mid $3K.

That's serious storage.

The LTOs aren't expected to match that capacity for about 6 months.
We all benefit by the competition between those formats.


Bill

-- 
Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com

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