What makes the drives so expensive? Is it just the fact that they're still pretty niche?
It's niche, yes. But also an incredibly high-precision mechanical device, designed for constant operation.
But the fact that -ALL- LTO drive-mechanisms are build by IBM maybe also doesn't help the pricing...
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It's niche, yes. But also an incredibly high-precision mechanical device, designed for constant operation.
But the fact that -ALL- LTO drive-mechanisms are build by IBM maybe also doesn't help the pricing...