Re:A Review of M Disc Archival Capability. With long term te...
by palmotea on Sunday February 15, 2026 @03:11AM
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> LTO tape exists and should last 30 to 50 years in good storage conditions.
Except tape is now rare-bird datacenter thing. Super expensive, and hard to find drives.
The nice thing about discs is they're a mass market consumer medium, so drives have (historically) been very readily available, and they typically have backwards compatibility with old formats.
Except tape is now rare-bird datacenter thing. Super expensive, and hard to find drives.
The nice thing about discs is they're a mass market consumer medium, so drives have (historically) been very readily available, and they typically have backwards compatibility with old formats.