LTO-10, the tenth generation of the LTO Ultrium tape format

The Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Consortium and its partners have officially launched LTO-10, the tenth generation of the LTO Ultrium tape format. This release marks a significant advancement in tape…

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Das #Backup läuft. Zweites Medium ✅ Was für ein Abenteuer mit einem #Bandlaufwerk. Laufwerk und den #Datenkassette|n sind massig schwer und sehr robust. 😄
#Homelab #LTO #Tape #LinearTapeOpen #Ultrium #LTO6 #EnterpriseHardware #Hardware #Storage #Archive #Datenträger #321Backup

Where can one buy LTO drives and tapes in the USA besides Amazon?

I'm considering buying one and have a friend of mom who lives in the US bring it here.

#LTO #Tape #Backup #LinearTapeOpen #LTOUltrium #Ultrium #Tapes #DataHoarder #TapeDrives #LTODrives #TapeDrive #LTODrive #LinearTapeOpenUltrium #LTOUltriumDrive

@ButtonMcLemming @cliffwade +9001%

Sadly optical media standards don't grow with the need for more storage and whilst #TapeDrive|s do, modern versions of #LTO #Ultrium are absurdly expensive so unless one needs to backup Petabytes offline it doesn't make financial sense...

Personally I prefer the form factor of 3,5" #FDD|s but their abysmal capacity makes them rather useless these days.

Which is why I suggest to replace the magnetic film with a #SSD in the same shell:
https://github.com/KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

GitHub - KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy: A new storage media format using modern interfaces.

A new storage media format using modern interfaces. - KBtechnologies/NeoFloppy

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