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The problem with tape drives for backups is that they only just outpace the sizes of hard drives over the years and are multiples of hard drive prices. Most of
by simonblack 3y ago
The problem with tape drives for backups is that they only just outpace the sizes of hard drives over the years and are multiples of hard drive prices.
Most of us have used tape drives in the past for backups only to find that hard drives work better, are more reliable overall, can be accessed randomly, and are cheaper.
Imagine using a 2Gig DAT tape for backups these days, as I did do way back in the past. Or a 60MB QIC cartridge, as I did do a few years earlier than that DAT tape drive.