In my opinion, there is no questions on the brand. HP is superior by much to any other brand (more expensive as well). As the model, I don't know what kind of requirements you have. Large files? multiple formats? oscar Bryan Murphy wrote: >I was wondering if anyone on campus had any opinions as to what brand/model >is the current best in the color plotter arena. I remember the HPs being >fairly nice when I saw them at microfest a few years ago but haven't looked >at plotters since. Any opinions would be appreciated. > >I am also working on migrating most of my servers to Linux, this includes a >backup server that utilizes a Quantum SDLT 320 with backup exec. What is >the best backup software for Linux these days? I remember Lone Tar being >fairly nice but am looking for as many options as possible. Google hasn't >turned up much. > >Thank you. > > >-- >Bryan Murphy >Computer/Network Coordinator >Plant Research Labs and Plant Biology >[log in to unmask] | [log in to unmask] > > > > -- Oscar Castaneda Center for Global Change and Earth Observations Michigan State University