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Magnetic Storage Devices Magnetic-Storage-Devices-Revision-Sheet These are the oldest of the commonly used storage devices, but are still the most widely used. Magnetic Hard Drives are used to store data and programs on desktops and laptops Magnetic tape drives are usually used for large server / systems backups. Advantages Cheap Storage per MB (especially tape drives!)… Read More »http://learnlearn.uk/gcsecs/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2016/05/hdd.jpg?_t=1516282909