Comment by fpoling
7 months ago
While the tape is relatively cheap, the tape drives are not. The new ones typically starts at 4K USD, although sometimes for older models the prices can drop below 2K.
7 months ago
While the tape is relatively cheap, the tape drives are not. The new ones typically starts at 4K USD, although sometimes for older models the prices can drop below 2K.
You can get LTO5+ drives on ebay for $100-400. Buying new doesn't make sense for homelab.