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Re:Tape still beats SSDs and hard drives when it comes to pr... by q3k on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:16AM (#21069594)
Was this same generation drive and tape? I've only seen this be this bad when doing MP (LTO4/LTO5) reads/writes in BaFe-targeting drives (LTO6/LTO7).

These old MP tapes are like sandpaper to new drives.

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Re:Tape still beats SSDs and hard drives when it comes to pr... by smueller1234 on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @08:41AM (#21070173)
At work we also refer to LTO5 tapes as sandpaper tapes - glad we're not the only ones with the realization. If we have a significant restore involving archived lto5s, we immediately plan for additional wear and drive repairs. :(

That being said, this does apply within generation to a lesser extent as well.

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Re:Tape still beats SSDs and hard drives when it comes to pr... by q3k on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:22AM (#21070488)
I might have worked at your company/project. :)
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Re:Tape still beats SSDs and hard drives when it comes to pr... by smueller1234 on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @11:32AM (#21071737)
Actually, yes, a bit of account stalking says you have. m( Hey there! Folks on the team still miss you.
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