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I think the reason the tape backups are so expensive is the same reason that network cards cost so much. Until recently, there was no demand for these products in the Amiga market. With low sales, the developers have to recoup their costs by charging more. (….resulting in fewer sales, etc. :^) Your primary concern should be how much data you need to back up. It's alot easier to back all your stuff up at once, rather than have a hodge-podge of backups. With everything on one or two tapes, it's much cheaper to recover data when needed. However, if you only have a need to backup a few hundred megabytes, once a year, then there's a good chance you don't need something as fancy as a DAT drive. Have you considered the 128MB Magneto-Opticals? Virtually indestructable media, cheap, and they double as a slow hard drive too…… Good Luck! Erik Flom