Comment on Is there any tape media backup system that works through USB?

• Septimaeus@infosec.pub ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I use LTO4 tapes.

  • Bare LC drive eBay $~60. Pulled from a library so I had to switch the operation mode. Missing the bay door and kinda dinged up but worked.
  • Celerity FC81en HBA card was $~30.
  • 1.6TB tapes sold in packs of 5 around $11/tape. Probably can do better than that at higher volume.

  Overall take: slow noisy writes but viable for cheap stable long-term storage.

  Note: for each of the components above I set price alerts and waited. If in a hurry, maybe skip tape storage lol

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• Treczoks@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  One place to look at are web sites dealing with company bankruptcies. They are good for purchasing electronics and tools.

  Back when windows and office licenses were bound to a sticker with a key number, I bought a stack of broken laptops for 10€. They were leftovers from an auction - nobody wanted them. I removed and tested RAM and harddisks, and then cut out the bottom of those laptops where the license stickers were. I sold each set of licenses, Windows and Office, for 10€ each, making a good profit. And kept the RAM and HDs that worked for my own use.

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