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  • I use LTO for my 70TB of data. My rig is done on the cheap. I got an LTO 5 drive external off ebay for around 500. SAS card and a really old cheap HP desktop for about 50. Works perfectly, I have done a full system restore from backups and the tapes are cheap. Have had this system working for 5 years now.

    In the future i plan to upgrade to LTO 7 when the drives become cheaper, but I have found it to be very reliable, great for making my backups and just so cool and fun to use.











  • I agree there is a lot of annoying hype. However i also agree there are some specific use cases where it can be helpful.

    I for one find it handy some times when i am writing bash scripts to do things on my system. I obviously check them before running but it does save time.

    Although i do recommend running models locally if possible as it is obviously preferable from a privacy and cost standpoint.