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The interface on the autoloader I was looking at is Ultra-320 SCSI which is only slightly faster than SAS 3Gbps according to the specs, it doesn't seem to justify such a large cost difference.
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The interface on the autoloader I was looking at is Ultra-320 SCSI which is only slightly faster than SAS 3Gbps according to the specs, it doesn't seem to justify such a large cost difference.

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I was looking at prices on an HP LTO 4 Autoloader (HP), and the one with the SCSI LVD/SE interface is nearly $1000 more than the one with the SAS interface. Is there a reason for this?<br />
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We already have one LTO 3 autoloader with the SCSI interface, is it a bad idea to have one autoloader on SCSI and one on SAS on the same backup server, or is it best to have them both on SCSI?
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I was looking at prices on an HP LTO 4 Autoloader (HP), and the one with the SCSI LVD/SE interface is nearly $1000 more than the one with the SAS interface. Is there a reason for this?

We already have one LTO 3 autoloader with the SCSI interface, is it a bad idea to have one autoloader on SCSI and one on SAS on the same backup server, or is it best to have them both on SCSI?

Why are LTO autoloaders significantly more expensive with SCSI interface vs SAS?

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