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HP DDS/DAT Data Cartridges

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New! DAT 160 offers simple, affordable and reliable tape backup and data protection. DAT 160 provides 12MB/sec transfer rate and up to 160GB capacity on a single cartridge
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DDS data cartridges are perfect for IT managers of mid-range servers (4-160 GB) using HP StorageWorks DAT drives or other manufacturers' DDS drives.

Features

•  HP standard for durability is double the industry standard.
•  Using HP media with HP drives ensures a complete solution fully supported by HP.
•  Low HP DDS media price gives DAT drive owners a low cost of ownership.
•  HP DDS Data Cartridges are backed by a limited lifetime warranty.
•  HP DDS Cleaning Cartridges provide 50 cleans.

DAT 72 Features and Benefits

•  Improved capacity: supports capacities up to 72 GB.
•  Value-for-money: better than DLT VS, AIT or SLR-60.
•  Reliable: seamlessly evolves existing DDS technology.
•  Easy to use: no new learning for DDS-3 and DDS-4 users.

DAT 160 Features and Benefits

•  Faster backup performance - 12 MB/sec or nearly 50GB/hr.
•  More data per tape and fewer tape swaps during backup.
•  Double the capacity of DAT 72 and a lower total cost of ownership.
•  The format you know and trust.
•  Backward compatibility with earlier DAT generations.
•  Every HP DAT 160 data cartridge is exhaustively qualified for use with the HP.
•  StorageWorks DAT 160 tape drive for 100% data restore.
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