Thanks, Duane.

I tried a Quantum DLTiiiXT and it worked ok.  More investigation seems to be
in order.

And yes, price is on the list of important factors, but not at the top!

- Tracy Pierce

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane Percox [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 1:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: HP DLT4000 requires HP media?
>
>
> Tracy, concerned about media costs, asks:
>
> >We just installed a new HP DLT4000, and it works ok with HP
> >media but no other tapes work.  Is this normal?
>
> I would say no. We have the same drive and have used it
> successfully for 1 year and have *not* used HP media.
>
> We have a mixture of:
>
> Maxell
> Digital (Quantum)
>
> We are however, not using dlt4 media, but dltIIIxt media since
> the 15/30gb storage of iiixt tapes is all we need. Also, the
> tape is much cheaper than dlt4.
>
> Duane Percox
>