Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archiving demand

Re:Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archivin... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @06:49PM (#50359841)

Yeah, it's nice for small amounts, but $60 per TB per 5 years is more than hard drives plus parity, even with recent price increases. If you're anywhere near the sweet spot for tapes they'll be significantly cheaper.

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Re:Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archivin... by altcognito on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @09:35PM (#50360891)

and doesn't pulling the data cost as well?

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Re:Fujifilm to boost tape production 5x as AI fuels archivin... by shlewis on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @06:51AM (#50364325)

saying that it costs to retrieve data is a massive understatement. afaik it costs about $80 to retrieve a single 1tb file, and it takes about 2 days.

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