[geeks] Too good to be true?

[Dan Sikorski]

from:  
http://www.overlandstorage.com/US/howtobuy/NYS_Price_List_hardware_0607.pdf

"OV-ARC901007 Arcvault 48: ARCvault 48 Drive Bay Upgrade Kit (must be 
ordered with 3rd or 4th drive) $153"

Sounds like a mounting bracket to me.

    -Dan

Phil Stracchino wrote:
> Since my LTO1 drive has developed some intermittent faults, I went 
> looking to see what repair/replacement costs might be, and stumbled 
> across this interesting part number:
>
> OV-ARC901007
>
> If you google that, you'll find it is quite widely stocked by multiple 
> vendors including Amazon, and listed as an internal expansion drive 
> for Overland LTO3 tape libraries.  At prices mostly under $200.
>
>
>
> Yeah.  That's right.  An LVD-SCSI internal LTO3 drive, 400GB native 
> capacity, brand new, for under $200.
>
> Seems too good to be true.
>
> Does anyone happen to know whether this is, in fact, a fully 
> functional drive (aside from the lack of a bezel) and whether it could 
> be used as a standalone internal tape drive?  If so, it seems an 
> insanely inexpensive way to get into some large-capacity tape backup.