Magnetic tape is going strong in the age of AI, and it's about to get even better – new design materials and capacity boosts mean it's still an enterprise favorite
Magnetic tape is going strong in the age of AI, and it's about to get even better – new design materials and capacity boosts mean it's still an enterprise favorite
It might date back to the 1950s, but Magnetic tape storage is still relevant in 2025Ross Kelly (IT Pro)
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in reply to fleem • • •Less than a thousand when I considered it in the past couple years, but not worth it for me due to overrated data durability. Found we need home vinyl record etching machines if we want something as good at shelf stability as these tapes are sometimes proclaimed to be.
Not bad for pure storage density though
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in reply to PabloSexcrowbar • • •That's $3500 for drives with style.
I'll stick to my refurbished 12TB HDDs though.