Seeing the "Backup 100 gig" postings go by has indirectly sparked some interest here about tape changers and automated backups over the weekends for our "remote" machine (hp957) and possibly our production machine (hp958). We have TurboStore and I can pare down our backup job to be completely non-interactive. But we'd need a DDS/DAT tape changer. So my questions are: 1) How have your experiences with tape changers been? 2) What vendors out there make the products? 3) What kind of support is offered for such products? 4) What are the $ costs? 5) Are there any hidden costs or risks? More information to help answer the above questions: 1) Machines: 957 & 958 2) Currently use 60m tapes (2 gig drive?) 3) Full backup = max. 4 tapes Partial=max 2 tapes (w/TurboStore compression=high), (3- 6 tapes for Sat+Sun) 4) Price is important, but not severely limiting. Thanks In Advance (I get tired of typing acronyms)! Randy Smith System Manager Hoechst Celanese - Shelby Plant [log in to unmask]