The truth is tape is more reliable
Bit Error Rate (BER)
LTO-7 tape - Hard Error Rate 1 x 10 ^19 bits
Enterprise FC/SAS Hard Read Errors per Bits Read 1 sector per 1 x 10E^16 bits
Enterprise SATA Hard Read Errors per Bits Read 1 sector per 1 x 10E^15 bits
Desktop SATA Hard Read Errors per Bits Read 1 sector per 1 x 10E^14 bits
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