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QUESTION POSED ON: 23 February 2005
I'm wondering if you can illuminate me on the pros and cons of the various LTO vendors. We are looking to purchase a new LTO-2 library, and have heard that IBM's drives are a bit faster, but they they also aren't as reliable as HP's. I'm not sure at all about Certance.

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By definition, all of the drives are manufactured to the same basic specifications, so they should all provide you with an excellent backup solution. I have used drives from each of the manufacturers, and haven't noticed any huge differences in performance or reliability from a users level. Since you are asking about libraries though, there could be a sizeable difference in performance and capability, depending upon the library software/hardware being used. Before selecting a library, I would look at this from the angle of "What do I need this library to do for me?" and then find the hardware/software solution that will resolve that problem, and still provide a window of growth.

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