[Pc_Support] DLT-4000 still worth bothering with?

[Damien McKenna]

I'm considering getting DLT-4000 drives for a) work, b) home.  For work 
they have about 10gig of data that they're backing up right now so don't 
need to go with Super-DLT just yet.  For home I'd like to backup about 
20gig, mostly pictures & movie files but some regular data.  The drives 
are on ebay for $50 and under, though tapes seem to be a bit more rare.

So, the questions are...

Are DLT-4000 drives & tapes still worth bothering with after all these 
years?

If yes, should I be concerned buying a second-hand drive?

If no, should I be concerned buying second-hand tapes?

If yes, where's a good place to get cheap tapes?

Thanks.

-- 
Damien McKenna, husband, father, geek.
damien at mc-kenna.com - http://www.mc-kenna.com/