Manufacturer’s Description
The 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) and the USB 2.0 interface provides plug-and-play connectivity, enabling backup to be initiated from straight out of the box in less than 60 seconds.
The Specs
| General | |
|---|---|
| System Type | Linux|PC |
| Form Factor Width | 5.25 in |
| Form Factor Height | 0.5 in |
| Tape Format | Tape - 4mm DAT/DDS |
| Internal/External | Internal |
| Interface Type | USB |
| URL | http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11883_na/11883_na.html |
| Warranty Information | 3 Year Limited Warranty |
| Additional Specifications | |
| Frequency Band | Burst Transfer Rate: 6 MB/s (asynchronous), 40 MB/s (synchronous) Rewind Time: 120 s (end to end) Rewind Tape Speed: 1.41 m/s Data Compression: Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ) Error Detection/Correction: Reed-Solomon Data Encoding Method: Partial Response Maximum Likelihood (PRML) |
| Product Line | StorageWorks |
| Power Consumption | 7.10 W Average |
| Temperature | -40F (-40C) to 158F (70C) Storage |
| Data Error Rate | 1 / 10^-17 bits Read Uncorrected |
| Humidity | 5 to 95% Relative Humidity Storage |
| Media Change Time | 15 Second Unload Average |
| Front Camera | HP |
| Input Current | 1.60 A @ 12 V DC |
| Brand Name | HP |
| Recording Method | Helical Scan |
| Access Time | 1.13 Minute Data |
| Quick Glance | |
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