@Nine hey, they're chrome tapes, so they're not bottom-of-the-line ones! (there were four different formulations; type 1 or ferric was the cheapest, then type 2 or chrome was better quality, type 3 or ferro-chrome was not really much better than type 2 and was pretty short-lived, and then type 4 or metal was most expensive and highest quality)
@Felthry I always wondered what that sorta thing meant! I think I remember having a couple type 4 metal tapes at some point but I have no idea what happened to them. I can't remember if I ever encountered the type 3s myself. But this is amazingly good info! Thank you ^^
@Nine Type 4s weren't cheap either but the quality was quite good so they still did fine
I think the only magnetic tape being made now is type 1 though, just because the kinds of people who want type 4, especially who'd choose it over CDs, are few and far between
@Nine It makes sense that you wouldn't have encountered type 3s; they were not very much better than type 2 and not exactly cheap