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So...I was wondering. Is there any backup tape system that would be advisable to use for backing up some TBs? I guess I need it to be USB, as the server is a micro PC, one of those tiny ones you can hang from behind a monitor. It's an HP ProDesk.

Thanks!

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[โ€“] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 14 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

LTO tapes are 18TB today, raw - 48TB compressed.

How much data you got?

At that size I can probably build 2 Proxmox boxes with drives and compete very well on the costs.

A single 14TB disk is about $270 today - that's in the same realm as a tape.

But tape also requires a drive, and that gets pricey fast.

[โ€“] Zetta@mander.xyz 9 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Where in the world are you finding a 14tb drive for that price that isn't used. More like $370 minimum, more often ~$400 from what I've seen.