Tape Drives and DVD's are different. DVD's are a more readily available form of media, meaning you won't be caught in a pinch and run out of space, but tape drives are not as succeptible to damage, making your data extremely secure.
IBM, Quantum, and Sony are examples of manufacturers who have produced tape backups. Today, most backups are done online, on external drives, or DVDs. Therefore, tape drives are not readily available as they were in the past.
There is not a difference between IBM lto5 tape drives 3588 f5a and hp lto5 tape drives eh957b. They are both a software tape.
Sony makes higher rated drives.
Tape drives are more stable backup choices because of their invulnerability to corruption.
Since they are not susceptible to viruses, tape drives are better for long-term storage. anonymous@oola.com
Tape drives are quite reliable and that's the only reason to buy one. Other than that there are better storage options available. So you want a reliable brand such as quantum.
Tape drives are best for offsite backup to protect valuable information.
Generally speaking tape drives are 12 inches by 8 inches or smaller.
Yes; tape drives have error correction technology built in, and since tape cartridges have no moving parts they will typically last over a decade once written to and stored.
Based on capacity and rate of compression, tape drives work at different speeds.
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Many companies provide software for copying DVDs, like Lightscribe. They provide various drives that can be used to copy DVDs and special DVDs that you can buy.