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Tape Drive Product Information for both current and end of life HP tape drives and libraries.

HP DAT160 USB External DAT Drive

HP DAT160 USB External
Protect your small or medium-sized business, remote office or workgroup with HP DAT Tape Drives offering the ability to store up to 320 GB of compressed data on a single cartridge at speeds of up to 86 GB/hr (assuming 2:1 data compression).

Low ongoing cost of ownership is provided through low-cost, durable DAT media and backward compatibility which delivers a seamless upgrade path from older drives.Continue reading

HP DAT 320

HP DAT320i 160GB/320GB DDS DAT Drive

HP StorageWorks DAT drives are based on the Digital Data Storage (DDS) format. In fact, DAT is the most successful tape backup technology of all time with more than 18 million DAT drives shipped since its introduction in 1989, and with a current world-wide installed base of over 6 million drives. A number of vendors manufacture DDS format DAT drives, but HP has long been the market leader in DAT technology.

This remarkable tape technology continues to flourish because of its ability to meet the needs of the Small and Medium Business (SMB) market for reliable, cost-effective backup better than any other technology available.

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HP DAT 160

HP DAT160i Internal DDS DAT Tape drive

HP StorageWorks DAT drives are based on the Digital Data Storage (DDS) format. In fact, DAT is the most successful tape backup technology of all time with more than 18 million DAT drives shipped since its introduction in 1989, and with a current world-wide installed base of over 6 million drives. A number of vendors manufacture DDS format DAT drives, but HP has long been the market leader in DAT technology.

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HP DAT 72×6

HP DAT72x6i DDS Tape Drive

The HP StorageWorks DAT 72×6 tape autoloader is an ideal backup solution for small to medium companies with limited IT support or remote sites of larger companies. By reducing administrative tasks, the DAT 72×6 not only simplifies the backup process but reduces the risk of error as well. The autoloader includes a single tape drive inside an enclosure that holds six data cartridges in a removable magazine.

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HP DAT 72

HP DAT72i DDS Tape Drive

The HP StorageWorks DAT 72 tape drive is the fifth generation of HP’s popular DDS tape drives, built on the success of four previous generations of DDS technology and providing unprecedented levels of capacity, reliability and cost of ownership. The DAT 72 delivers a capacity of 72 GB on a single data cartridge and a transfer rate of 21.6 GB/hr (assuming a 2:1 compression ratio). This drive reads and writes DAT 72, DDS-4, and DDS-3 formats, making it the perfect upgrade from earlier generations of DDS.

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HP DAT24 Internal (DDS3) C1555D

HP DAT24i Internal DDS Tape Drive
The HP StorageWorks DAT 24 Tape Drive provides dependable solutions for backing up data in small, medium, and enterprise businesses.

With its economical price, the DAT 24 Tape Drive provides outstanding value to a wide range of organizations and network customers. It is a product within the DDS product line, offering ideal resolutions for storing critical data.Continue reading

HP Ultrium 3280 LTO5 Full height Internal SAS Tape Drive EH899A / 587237-001

HP Ultrium 3280 Internal SAS Tape Drive
Designed for midsized and enterprise markets the HP LTO Ultrium 5 Tape Drives set new standards for capacity, performance, manageability and security.

Capable of data transfer rates up to 280 MB/sec, HP’s exclusive Data Rate Matching further optimizes performance by matching host system speed to keep drives streaming, thus enabling the fastest tape performance.

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