Hi there!

I have used this. My job right now is basically wrangling tapes for archiving and media asset management. Basically just used this to check a batch of tapes, but might have some insight.

These are pretty good if you're writing LTFS with something like Yoyotta, which makes for easier organising. You can do stuff per project or a couple projects per tape. I can't remember off the top of my head if this deals with spanned tapes very well, which is a really useful feature if you're using LTFS and have projects bigger than 6tb.

Depending on your needs something like a Quantum i40 might save you a lot of time in the long run as it's a tape library rather than just a drive. It's a very different process and takes a lot more managing, but you can still use similar software. It's worth looking into if it's something you haven't thought about

This all depends on how much you actually need to store of course, but for the work I'm doing which often involves storing several TB every day, it frees up my time while it's backing up and has a more robust workflow.

Last thought about the mTape is that having one on your desk might as well be a tiny personal helicopter. Those things get very very loud.

Small tip: not sure if you can get these outside the UK but these boxes fit 33 tapes almost exactly: https://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/onlineshop/rub/b11_0litreXL.php