[Info-vax] SDLT 1 tape cartridge longevity?

[mathog]

On Nov 3, 6:28 am, RobertsonEricW <robertsoner... at netzero.net> wrote:
> here is a transcription of a table from a
> FujiFilm document on tape durability and lifetime:
>
> DRIVE        MEDIA PASSES EQUIVALENT
> SDLT-320     17,857

17857?  I WISH!!!

In my experience the Quantum branded SDLT1 cartridges often failed
somewhere between the 50th and 100th
time they were used.  Just a couple of orders of magnitude worse than
Fuji's numbers.  What really counts though
is not what the manufacturers publish about cartridge longevity, but
how well they stand behind the actual product.

Regards,

David Mathog