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!

      • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        22 hours ago

        No shit. I still have a 5090 still stuck in my throat. $8k for a tape drive, hell, I could have got two 5090s.

    • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      5·
      22 hours ago

      Where I live I have an interesting second hand market. I might be able to find something older like LTO5 at reasonable prices. I’m not sure however about the SAS to USB adapter…

      • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 hours 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.

      • Septimaeus@infosec.pubEnglish
        2·
        19 hours 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