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		markhahn 36 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Unpowered SSDs slowly lose data all the major players say "tape". (but that's partly for practical issues like scaling and history)

octorian 36 days ago [–]

And yet nobody wants to actually offer a tape-based solution that's practical, easy to get, holds enough data, and doesn't cost a blithering fortune.

Even if you are willing to spend that small fortune, good luck actually getting all the parts together without enterprise contracts.

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