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Magnetic tape is going strong in the age of AI, and it's about to get even better – new design materials and capacity boosts mean it's still an enterprise favorite

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Magnetic tape is going strong in the age of AI, and it's about to get even better – new design materials and capacity boosts mean it's still an enterprise favorite

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 days ago

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It might date back to the 1950s, but Magnetic tape storage is still relevant in 2025

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That’s $3500 for drives with style.

I’ll stick to my refurbished 12TB HDDs though.

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