[geeks] Too good to be true?

[Phil Stracchino]

Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> Phil Stracchino wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> Here's hoping you get an unambiguous answer.  I could use bigger backup 
> tape.

As previously found by Dan Sikorski, it appears pretty certain it's 
actually just the mounting kit for the drive.  I was almost certain it 
was too good to be true, and it was.


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