Re: Saving the System i: Fight Rather Than Switch

[Neil Palmer <neilpalmer400mr@xxxxxxxx>]

Lukas,

If you're getting extra disk arms for performance, not capacity, maybe the 
SLR60 drive could still suffice.

It's unfortunate however that the SLR60 comes with the Express models and there 
are no substitutions allowed.  When you order a Value edition the internal 
LTO-2 drive costs only 3.6% more than the SLR60 (Canadian pricing).  
 
Neil Palmer, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Lukas Beeler l.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxx



The Entry machine is the only machine which is still kinda sellable in
todays market (at about 20k, all costs included). The Entry Plus
machine, with a MES for +1GB RAM, +1 PSU, is at about 30k - and that
doesn't include the cost for the bigger tape drive needed, because at
72GB Disk capacity, the standard SLR60 is not enough - and then you have
choice between a crappy VXA tape drive, or the LTO3 tapedrive which
costs 7k - that's 4k more than Tandberg or HP LTO3, and you will STILL
have to pay for the SLR60 drive.

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