Chapter 9. Tape Drives

Although the cost and capacity of removable optical and magnetic storage devices continue to improve, tape drives remain the best choice to back up or transfer very large amounts of data. Tape drives provide a combination of high capacity, speed, low media cost, and reliability that no other technology can match.

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