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Re:IBM and Sony cram up to 330TB into tiny tape cartridge by monocasa on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @11:01AM (#14911076)
> The tapes are too expensive compared to hard drives.

That's not at all my experience, at least when it comes to LTO. Sure, TS and T10k are expensive, but they're the 'enterprise solutions'. Modern LTO tapes can be bought for ~$100 if you shop around. Less if you buy in bulk.

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Re:IBM and Sony cram up to 330TB into tiny tape cartridge by klodolph on Wednesday August 02, 2017 @11:11AM (#14911160)
Recent generation LTO tapes (LTO-6) can be had for like $25 a pop easily, low volume, just check Amazon or wherever. The LTO-7 are more expensive but that's what you get for latest and greatest.
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