Tape Drives: What the Future Holds

Most "Bang for the Buck"

• Cost of Drive: VXA1 ($27/G), DLT1 ($31/G), DDS4 ($65/G); worst is Eliant ($171/G)

• Cost of Media: DLT1 ($1/G), Eliant ($1.43/G), Mammoth 2 ($1.50/G); worst is AIT-1 ($4/G)

• Cost of Speed: VXA1 ($300/MB/S), Mammoth 2 ($333/MB/S), DLT1 ($417/MB/S); worst is DLT4000 ($2000/MB/S)