HP DW027A

STORAGEWORKS DAT72 USB EXTERNALEXT 36/72GB TAPE DRIVE IN

The industry leading HP StorageWorks DAT 72 USB Tape Drive provides an optimum balance of dependable backup capacity and low cost of ownership for small and medium businesses, remote offices, and workgroups. The DAT 72 delivers a capacity of 72 GB on a single data cartridge and a transfer rate of 23 GB/hr (assuming a 2:1 compression ratio). The USB 2.0 interface provides universal plug-and-play connectivity and a setup time of less than 60 seconds. This drive reads and writes DAT 72, DDS-4, and DDS-3 formats, making it the perfect upgrade from earlier generations of DDS. The DAT 72 USB Tape Drive is available as an external tape drive or an internal module, making it compatible with virtually any server environment.

Features

- Native USB 2.0 Interface: Provides two major customer benefits - 1) works on more servers with universal USB 2.0 plug-and-play connectivity and 2) saves time and money with an easy setup taking less than 60 seconds.

- Lowest media price of any tape technology: Low-cost backup solution and ongoing low-cost of ownership.

- Reliable industry standard DDS technology: As the most popular server backup technology of all time, DAT offers a proven track record of reliability and assured investment protection.

- Up to 36 GB native capacity on a single tape (with DAT 72): Provides enough capacity for a small server or workstation.

- Transfer rate of over 10GB/hr native (with DAT 40 and DAT 72): Backs up a whole cartridge worth of data in less than four hours.