Massive Cache of Digital Tapes

[Dave Frederickson]

(12-06-2014 02:19 PM)John W Kercheval Wrote:  I have about 20 of these they all work fine. No data loss, no issues. They store well.

I find that difficult to believe. Of the ten tapes I've backed up over the past year, every one has had a deteriorated pressure pad. Even if I were given a "good" tape I wouldn't risk saving data on it. The evidence would suggest that the reliability of the tapes is as suspicious as the price.