> LTO4 Is useless for a long-term, both from $/GB and from sanity standpoint. LTO-5 is more than 10 years old already, there is no point in trying to use LTO-4

> LTO4 Is useless for a long-term, both from $/GB and from sanity standpoint. LTO-5 is more than 10 years old already, there is no point in trying to use LTO-4. > How durable are LTO drives? Just look at the comments here. 99% of time it just works. In 1% you throw the shit out of the window (well, you want to). Also: > Both drives and media should be kept free from airborne dust or other contaminants from packing and storage materials, paper dust, cardboard particles, printer toner dust etc.[49] And "5 Environmental" in [0] https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E21419_04/en/LTO5_Vol4_E4/LTO5_Vol4_E4.pdf https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E21419_04/en/LTO5_Vol4_E4/LTO5_Vo...