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There is not a difference between IBM lto5 tape drives 3588 f5a and hp lto5 tape drives eh957b. They are both a software tape.
You can get tape backup drives on Newegg, eBay, Nextag, Amazon, Staples, Dell, Shop 411 and many other websites. With new technology tape drives are seldom used.
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) cables are used to connect computers to certain devices such as hard drives, tape drives, printers, CD drives, and scanners.
Magenetic tape drives are obsolete. They were used to record data on the magnetic tapes.The data was accessed sequentially.
Generally speaking tape drives are 12 inches by 8 inches or smaller.
Tape drives are best for offsite backup to protect valuable information.
Magenetic tape drives are obsolete. They were used to record data on the magnetic tapes.The data was accessed sequentially.
Tape drives that are to be used by multiple users should have at least a few hundred GB of storage.
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.
The "Ultrium" technology is used in the computer branch for mass storage and backups. Actually it is a format of tape drives derived from "Linear Tape Open" (LTO).