Anyone read THG's tape drive review?
sillyness here
The lowest $/gig for the tapes AFTER you buy the $4000 drive is $0.89/gig
THATS THE SAME AS A 120GB HARD DRIVE!
Adapters to hot swap the HD are cheaper than a tape drive.
The HD 4-15x faster (depending which tape drive)
The data stays on a hard drive more reliably than on a tape in almost any storage environment (except a moving/vibrating one)
And the media is cheaper to just buy another drive
So why would anyone buy a tape drive nowadays?
sillyness here
The lowest $/gig for the tapes AFTER you buy the $4000 drive is $0.89/gig
THATS THE SAME AS A 120GB HARD DRIVE!
Adapters to hot swap the HD are cheaper than a tape drive.
The HD 4-15x faster (depending which tape drive)
The data stays on a hard drive more reliably than on a tape in almost any storage environment (except a moving/vibrating one)
And the media is cheaper to just buy another drive
So why would anyone buy a tape drive nowadays?