} > } > The Exabyte 8200's are cheap, } > } } > } I'd consider them relatively expensive. DDS drives are much cheaper } > } in Europe. The 8200 is also pretty old now. } > } > They are fairly inexpensive some places. } } Yes. Buy several, so you have a set of spare parts.

There are a dozen or more places that repair and refurbish them, mostly because they were the `only game in town' for so long in the `high capacity' realm.