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I was looking into tape but its so expensive. Even LTO-4 drives were ~500, and that's "only" 800gb. Most tape drives require a SAS interface. for LTO-5 and up,
by digler999 10y ago
I was looking into tape but its so expensive. Even LTO-4 drives were ~500, and that's "only" 800gb. Most tape drives require a SAS interface. for LTO-5 and up, you're looking at $1500-$2000. At that point, you could just buy another NAS and mirror your data that way...
- Filligree 10y agoThe SAS interface itself might not be an issue. Interface cards are pretty cheap, and even reverse breakout might work. But the tape drive itself? Oh yeah. You can pay for Backblaze for a long time before you've made up that cost.