Hewlett-Packard, the world’s most renowned tape manufacture has used its vast technical experience to engineer DAT-160 StorageWorks USB tape drive. HP DAT-160 drive is ideally suited for cost effective protection of your valuable information at workgroups, remote offices, and small or medium businesses. DAT-160 StorageWorks drive can reliably backup compressed 160 GB information on a single HP DAT 160 tape. Your worries are over as now HP is offering you a high performance storage medium that preserves your data for longer time periods at an affordable price. HP DAT-160 not only provides economical recording solutions, but it also provides you instant access to the previous DAT/DDS tape versions. HP DAT160 tape drive has an exceptionally fast read/write speed which reaches 50 GB per hour. Compression ratio assumed by DAT-160 media tape format is 2:1.

The HP drive comes with a universal plug & play connectivity that is available in external and internal models. The external plug & play connectivity allows you to connect the HP DAT-160 tape drive with server environment. The internal plug-and-play connectivity can also be used in 1U Rack-Mount kit. HP StorageWorks tape drive has a low ownership cost which has made it the top choice of clients. HP DAT-160 drive is more advantageous as compared to other tape drive technologies. DAT160 tape cartridge manufactured by Hewlett Packard is C8011A.

Good news is that you can access the DDS-4 and DAT-72 (DDS-5) backup tapes with the HP DAT160 StorageWorks. This two generation backward compatibility of HP DAT160 includes reading & writing. HP branded DAT/DDS tape generations and their part numbers are given here to assist the readers in selecting the ideal DDS/DAT storage tape, which fits their desired storage requirements.

HP C5706A, DDS-1 storage tape

HP C5707A, DDS-2 tape cartridge

HP C5708A, DDS-3 media tape

HP C5718A, DDS-4 storage tape

HP C8010A, DAT 72 data tape

HP C8011A, DAT 160 backup tape

HP Q2032A, DAT 320 backup tape

HP DAT-160 tape technology provides a seamless up-gradation path from the previous generation DAT/DDS drives. HP branded C5709A cleaning cartridge is designed for greater performance in DDS/DAT tape drives. USB 2.0 interface has been introduced in HP DAT-160 drive to assure superior compatibility, portability and reduction of operational cost. Within time span of 3 hours, the HP StorageWorks DAT-160 drive can fill a single DAT160 cartridge with compressed data volume of 160 GB. Small sized HP DAT-160 drives facilitate the data administrators and ease their daily routine tasks, thus contributing to greater cost effectiveness. HP StorageWorks DAT-160 drive provides exceptional compatibly and high level performance with a wide range of major backup software, operating systems and serves.

HP StorageWorks drive comes with HP tape and library tools, HP tape cartridge (part number 27822), HP StorageWorks Express Software, and HP cleaning cartridge (part number C5709A). For NetWare or Linux servers, and single Windows, Metal Disaster Option is also offered with the HP DAT-160 drive. Customers of small and medium enterprises can benefit from the low cost storage solutions of DAT-160 tape technology and reliably preserve their precious data asset.