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The SAS-HL8-8088 LTO8 HH SAS External Tape Drive from MagStor is an IBM-based LTO8 tape drive in an external tabletop enclosure. It supports both TAR and LTFS formats with compatible third-party software that supports IBM LTO8 tape drives. This drive connects to your host Windows 10 or macOS 10.11+ system using a SAS-2 6 Gb/s SFF-8088 interface and supports LTO8 media with a native capacity of 12TB with read/write speeds of up to 300 MB/s. It is backward compatible with LTO7 media that have a native capacity of 6TB and read/write speeds of up to 300 MB/s. Included is a power cable and an SFF-8088 to SFF-8088 mini-SAS cable.
Only buy HDDs for bulk media storage and backups; never use an HDD as your primary boot drive for Windows. Look for CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) drives over SMR (Shingled) for better write performance. Available from $4,749.
Mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) are cheap to own, using a few watts of power while spinning. The main hidden cost is cloud backup subscriptions, as HDDs will eventually fail and data recovery is exorbitant.
Common Failure Modes
HDDs consist of spinning platters and delicate read/write heads, making them highly susceptible to physical shock and mechanical wear. When an HDD fails, it is replaced, not repaired, unless expensive data recovery is required.
Only buy HDDs for bulk media storage and backups; never use an HDD as your primary boot drive for Windows. Look for CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) drives over SMR (Shingled) for better write performance.
Mechanical hard drives have moving parts that wear out over time. They typically function reliably for several years before mechanical fatigue sets in.
The MagStor SAS-HL8-8088 LTO8 HH SAS External Tape Drive is available at bhphoto, starting at $4,749.
Mechanical hard disk drives (HDDs) are cheap to own, using a few watts of power while spinning. The main hidden cost is cloud backup subscriptions, as HDDs will eventually fail and data recovery is exorbitant.
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