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It’s probably economies of scale - not a lot of tape drives being manufactured these days and most are for enterprise usage, not cost-sensitive end users.
by loloquwowndueo 3y ago
It’s probably economies of scale - not a lot of tape drives being manufactured these days and most are for enterprise usage, not cost-sensitive end users.
- dale_glass 3y agoI mean sure, but I don't think the number is that small. There's a lot of datacenters out there. And the guts of one don't look that much more complicated than a VCR. Does the head cost $3000 or something?