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580TB - a new RECORD for tape drives - Demo by IBM and Fujifilm

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Long-term storage has achieved yet another milestone. As you know, tape drives provide an incredible amount of storage capacity for a relatively cheap price. And this is another leap.

 

Source: https://blocksandfiles.com/2020/12/16/ibm-and-fujifilm-580tb-tape-capacity-record/

 

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The tape cartridges are cheap but those drives are expensive af.

I wanted to get one but had to drop the plan because of the price.

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