LTO fan here. Glad to find a recent post of LTO.
Hope someone starts a LTO thread.
When I mention LTO in some places it starts a pissing contest also. I think some think of the spinning heads and DAT tape system and start bashing.
A LTO I regard in my use as a backup is a sensible and safe way to have a backup system I hope I won't ever need, but if all my HD, SSD, cloud fails, I still have tapes that I can trust, give to relatives, leave at work for off-site. My favorite thing is the write protect tab.
And no subscription fees.
Recently I learned my SAS HP card is supposed to be in a server with huge air flow. I was uncomfortable with how hot it got so only used it if I had a separate fan blowing on it.
Being commercial/ industrial product I imagine the air flow would be overrated compared to occasional home use.