On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 16:31:58 -0600 (Central Standard Time), John Lee
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Connie-
>
>I second what Denys said, plus I believe that the tape itself dictates to
>the drive how fast it should operate at?  In other words, if you use DDS2
>tapes, you're only getting DDS2 performance, and not the faster DDS3
>performance.

True, but with a longer tape you won't run into EOT quite as fast. I
used to use DDS2 tapes in DDS1 drives ... I still got DDS1 speeds and
recording densities, but the longer tape gave me a proportionate
increase in total storage.

However, just because I did it doesn't mean I recommend it. As Denys
points out, drives and media are designed together, and mixing one
media with an older drive might spell disaster. Proceed at your OWN
RISK.

Considering how critical backups are, it is NOT the place to be
looking to save a few dollars.

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