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ProductPrice with one cartridge (5/28/99)        Cartridge price1 (5/28/99)       Cartridge typeGB per cartridge: compressed/ uncompressed2       InterfaceSoftwareWarrantyComments                         
HP Colorado 14GB IDE
800/826-4111
www.hp.com/go/tape
$355 $52 Travan 14GB14/7IDEHP Colorado Backup II2 yearsCapacity and price are right for most home offices. Drive is quick and comes with very good software.
HP Colorado 14GB Parallel
800/826-4111
www.hp.com/go/tape
$378 $52 Travan 14GB14/7Parallel portHP Colorado Backup II2 yearsLike its Best Buy sibling, it has A-OK capacity, price, and software--but this portable is really too slow for the biggest backups.
HP SureStore T20i SCSI
800/826-4111
www.hp.com/go/tape
$519 $60 Travan 20GB20/10SCSIHP Colorado Backup II2 yearsHas the capacity to match higher-end PCs and small servers. Very fast, but expensive and requires a SCSI adapter.
OnStream DI30 IDE
800/759-4621
www.onstream.com
$2993$40 ADR3030/15IDEEcho1 yearNewcomer costs little for its very high capacity--but it's slower than any other IDE product reviewed and has short warranty.
OnStream SC30 SCSI
800/759-4621
www.onstream.com
$4993$40 ADR3030/15SCSIEcho2 yearsFairly pricey newcomer has loads of capacity, but needs a SCSI adapter and--unlike other SCSI drives--is only a so-so performer.
Seagate TapeStor NS 20GB IDE
800/626-6637
www.seagate.com/tape
$377 $52 Travan 20GB20/10IDESeagate Backup Exec2 yearsUnit is priced well for small- and home-office users who need extra capacity in a very fast drive.
Seagate TapeStor NS SCSI
800/626-6637
www.seagate.com/tape
$559 $52 Travan 20GB20/10SCSISeagate Backup Exec2 yearsHigh-priced model has the right capacity for PC workstations and small servers. It�s very fast but requires a SCSI adapter.
Tecmar NS20 with Nsync IDE
800/422-2587
www.tecmar.com
$695 $47 4Travan 20GB20/10IDESeagate Backup Exec3 yearsClassy model is our top performer, but it�s the most expensive drive here. Worth the extra cost as a small-server backup drive.

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1 Price of media from vendor. Compatible media can often be found for less on the street.
2 Estimated capacity for compressed data; actual capacity varies with type of data.
3 Price without cartridge.
4 Price of one cartridge in a five-pack.