Depending on the amount of data you have, might it not be less expensive than build the tape drive?

An LTO drive is easily $10.000. You can restore a lot of S3 data for that amount of money. Sadly getting cheaper tape options is not really possible anymore.

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sdcfgy 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I paid < $400 for my LTO5

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mrweasel an hour ago | parent [-]

I assume used. Sadly I'm not really in a market where that type of equipment is widely available second hand.

	▲	sdcfgy an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah used with 1 year warranty. Ah that sucks :(

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Joel_Mckay an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

>Depending on the amount of data you have, might it not be less expensive than build the tape drive?

Rule #25: Try to avoid making what one may purchase, as the total cost is often many times higher than first assumed.

It is tempting for many, but often doesn't end well for businesses. =3