Tape Drives Data Backups DLT, LTO Storage

Quantum L700 Superloader 3

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:33:00 +0000

We have a refurbished (but hardly used) Quantum Superloader LTO3. It is a Rackmount device and available today for £1295.00 from stock. This is a saving over around £700.00 compared to the retail price. We will offer this Autoloader with a 90 day return to base warranty but we are able to extend this or offer onsite support at extra cost.

Further details of this Autoloader are available here : http://www.quantum.com/Products/Autoloaders/SuperLoader3/Index.aspx

Quantum SDLT600 at an unbelieveable price

admin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:50:53 +0000

We have just taken delivery of some Quantum External SDLT600. They are brand new and boxed with a part number of TR-S34BX-EO. They are retailing for anywhere between £1200 - £1500each but we are selling them for £895 + Carriage + VAT.

Further details and specifications can be found here.

http://www.quantum.com/Products/TapeDrives/DLT/SDLT600/Index.aspx

4mm DAT Drives Galore at Castle Computers

admin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:43:10 +0000

4mm DAT (digital audio tape) drives have been around for a number of years now and range from 1.3GB (some of the first devices) - 160GB with the current drives available on the market. Here at Castle Computers we stock a wide range of drives from manufacturers including. Archive, Seagate, Certance, Conner, Quantum, HP, Sony, WangDat, Compaq, Dell, ADIC, Cristie and mountain.

As usual all our drives are supplied refurbished with a minimum of 30 days return to base warranty and are available as internal, external and some hotswap. If you still use an older DAT drive in your office and it fails we can ether repair it for you or you can purchase a replacement. Ether way it ensures that you can still use your old tapes and save yourself money by not having to upgrade to a DAT 160 which might be way above your needs.

Call our sales team for further information

Sample of some current and discontinued models.

35450A, 35470A, 3580A, C1521A, C1521G, C1521H, C1529F, C1529G, C1529H, C1529K, 4322RP, 4324RP, 4326RP, CTD8000, C1533A, C1525A, C1525G, C1525H, C1526A, C1526H, C1537A, C1555D, C1554A, C5683A, C5686A, C5687A, C1556A, C1555D, C1557A, C1561A, C1559A, SDT5000, SDT5200, SDT7000, SDT9000, SDT11000, SDT1000, 46JVW, 7212T, 3891D, 340593-001, 122873-001, 158856-001, 199464-001, Q1522A, Q1522B, C7438A, Q1523A, CD72LWH, STD224000N, STD2401LW, STD28000N,

Quantum PX502 LTO3 Autoloader

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:17:47 +0000

We now have available from stock the PX502 LTO Ready Autoloader from Quantum.

Our PX502 has 2 x LTO3 LVD Drives and is available from stock for £2495.00 + Carriage + VAT. This is an excellent price and it is supplied with a 90 day return to base warranty but support options are available if required.

Hard Drives Available From Stock

admin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:23:08 +0000

Due to increased demand we are now stocking a range of hard drives including the following

431658-B21 HP 146GB SAS Hard Drive

286716-B22 HP 146GB Hotswap HDD U320

286714-B22 HP 7.28GB U320 Hotswap Hard Drive

350964-B22 HP 300GB 10K U320 HDD

289042-001 HP 72GB 10K U320 Hotswap Hard Drive

286778-B22 HP 72GB 15K U320 Hotswap HDD

375861-B21 72GB SAS Hard Drive

All drives are tested and come with a minimum of 90 days warranty. Contact sales for further information

Dell PV122T Range of Autoloaders

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:46:58 +0000

The Dell Powervault 122T Range of Desktop and Rackmount Autoloaders offer an excellent cost effective back up solution for the small to medium sized office.

They are available with VS80, LTO1, LTO2 and SDLT320 drives and are able to take a total of 8 cartridges. They are 2U in height and come with a 68pin Ultra Wide SCSI connection.

We have the full range available from stock so please contact sales for further information

HP Hotswap Hard Drives

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:38:13 +0000

Due to demand Castle Computers are now stocking refurbished hard drives from Hewlett Packard. We have an extensive range of all capacities but the 73GB, 146GB and 300GB U320 10K Drives are very popular and we can offer these at excellent prices.

Contact our sales team for price abd availability

HP Ultrium 920 Drives

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:25:05 +0000

Castle Computers are now pleased to have available from stock some refurbished Ultrium 920 Drives. from HP. They offer upto 800GB of data on 1 tape and because they are half height they take up minimum amount of room in the server.

We have both internal and external drives in stock with LVD and SAS interfaces (which offers upto 3GB /Sec). Please contact sales for further information and pricing or visit our online shop.

HP Internal Ultrium 960

admin — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:26:31 +0000

We have just received some more of the excellent internal Ultrium 960 from HP. They are full height drives offering upto 800GB of data on one tape.

They also offer the excellent one button disaster recovery facility which allows a complete restore at a touch of a button.

These drives have been refurbished by Castle Computers and are supplied with a 90 day return to base warranty. These drives are still being sold for over £1100 by resellers so grab yourself a bargain today from Castle Computers

Onsite Tape Drive Services

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:18:13 +0000

The safe and secure storage of data is one of the most critical aspects of any business. When backup devices go wrong you really need the confidence that they will be fixed with effiency and urgency. Tape drives, autoloaders and tape libraries all need specialst attention if something goes wrong.

Castle Computers Onsite Tape Drive Repair offer a service that will bring back your confidence in obtaining an urgent fix for the majority of tape drives, autoloaders and tape libraries. Exchange and loan units are usually brought to the site to make sure that a fix is always acheived and that a full backup of your company data is completed.

Castle Computers have an advanced exchange service too, a wide range of backup devices are available that can be sent to your company site next day delivery. Then any backup product part can simply be returned within a 2 week period. A service such as this makes economic sense and means replacements can be implemented very quickly.

Castle also offer a rental service providing the item is in stock.