The lifespan of an HP DDS tape

What is the lifespan of an HP DDS 2-4 GB tape cartridge?

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HP claims that DDS media will last through 2,000 passes or 100 full backups. In addition, the DDS media will "retain data" for 10 years.

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This was first published in February 2004

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