4 ms·CERN day 259 points by montogeek 8y agosaagarjha 8y agoDay 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19143064 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19143064Kuinox 8y agoTape based storage cost less than HDD per terabyte. Even if it's slow, it's often used to make backups.khacking 8y agoIt's used in the video industry widely. Short and long term reliable + cheapwazoox 8y agoAnd tape consume very little energy over its lifecycle compared to disks. If you keep your archives for 10 years, energy costs add up quickly.