Ever take apart an LTO tape?

[Rubycon]

Boy does it make a mess! :Q

LTO-3 holds 400GB uncompressed? :shocked:

Oh boy!

 

[jonessoda]

Congratulations, you just wasted about $75, I believe.

So, how long did you have to pull to get the 680m of tape out?

 

[FoBoT]

i have a DLT here , only 1200 ft, 10/20 GB

 

[Rubycon]

It was cut open and the spool fell. That wasn't supposed to happen! :Q