Recently, I was surprised at how affordable LTO cassettes sell for. The data/cost ratio is extremely high. However, I've been unable to find drives under several thousand USD.
What hardware do hobby archivists usually work with?
I don’t think many hobbyists use LTO - for backups, being offline is a huge advantage, but for most hobbyists, it’s an issue. A lot of LTO tapes are written to never be read again. The closest thing to a lot of HDDs would be a tape library and, if a single LTO drive is expensive, a library is eye watering.
You can look at the /DataHoarder subreddit, as I see people usually buy secondhand LTO4-LTO7 tape drives and libraries, which are affordable. Datahoarders use dozens and hundreds of cartridges for archiving/backup purposes or for making fun playing with tape drives.
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