Tape brands

Burnsy2023 · 4 Apr 2011 at 11:27

I need to get some new LTO-4 tapes. Are there any major differences in the brands? TDK seem the cheapest, but should I keep to HP tapes that I've bought previously?

dhill · 4 Apr 2011 at 11:48

Ive used Imation tapes for years, and not had a single problem with them what so ever.

#Chri5# · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:16

AFAIK, there's only a few companies that actually make the tapes, so I just source whichever brand is cheapist.

Yamahahahahaha · 4 Apr 2011 at 15:27

They're all roughly the same price and practically identical performance.
We mostly use the Sony LTO-4 (LTX800) tapes because they give us all sorts of discounts and rewards.

Baz · 5 Apr 2011 at 19:13

HP Here, used Sony a few months back and one library failed two of them, never had an issue with HP.