Hp Dat160 Q1580a Internal Usb Tape Drive

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Hewlett-Packard DAT tape drives are based on the reliable DDS technology. Digital data storage is the most successful tape format with shipments of more than 18 million drives since 1989, the year it was introduced into the market. HP is the market leader and leading innovator in the DDS/DAT tape technology. DDS/DAT tape format has flourished due to its cost effective and reliable backup solutions for small & medium businesses. Part number Q1580A represents DAT-160 internal USB tape drive. This robust & high performance tape drive is designed & manufactured by Hewlett-Packard. This HP DAT160 drive is more cost efficient and durable than any other tape drive technology.

DAT-160 is based on the DDS-6 tape technology. HP DAT160 tape cartridge's manufacturer part number is C8011A. HP DAT160 tape format delivers enhanced capacity of 80GB (uncompressed). HP Q1580A internal USB drive features 16MB buffer and USB 2.0 interface. HP DAT-160 USB tape drive provides its customers more flexibility and convenience as it supports the advantageous WORM technology. In compressed form, the transfer speed of HP tape ...
... drive reaches 49.3 GB/hour.

HP Q1580A drive secures your investment as it has the ability to write/read data from the DDS-4 and DDS-5 (DAT-72) backup tapes. The compatible DAT-72 and DDS4 tapes are listed below:

TDK DDS-5 DAT72 tape (27746), Sony DAT-72 DDS5 tape (DGDAT72WW), Fuji DDS5 DAT-72 tape (26046172), IBM DAT 72 tape (18P7912), Quantum DAT72 DDS5 tape (CDM72), HP DDS-5 tape (C8010A), Quantum DDS-4 tape (CDM40), Dell DDS4 tape (09W083), Imation DDS-4 tape (40963), Sony DDS 4 tape (DGD150PWW), and HP DDS 4 storage tapes (C5718A).

The cleaning cartridge developed by HP for its DAT160 drive is the DDS C5709A cleaning cartridge. Low ownership cost of HP DAT160 tape technology has made it the top most choice for the data administrators. DDS/DAT drives are best suited for low to mid-range servers, small and medium businesses, remote offices and workstations. In large enterprises, the HP DAT160 tape drive provides excellent results for software loading and operating system backup on mission critical servers.

The capacity range of HP DDS/DAT drives is 40GB to 320 GB, with choice of different interfaces. These interface choices include SAS and SCSI interfaces. HP DAT-160, Q1580A tape drive offers its customers the luxury of restoring their systems just by touching the single button on the drive. This button is called OBDR (one button disaster recovery). This OBDR button features in all of the HP DDS/DAT tape drives.

Therefore the data administrators can restore entire ProLiant system without the need of software CDs or system disks. HP DAT160 drive comes with L&TT (library and tape tool) management utilities. High capacity HP Q1580A drives offer broadest compatibility and connectivity with Hewlett-Packard and third party operating systems and servers. Hewlett-Packard DDS-6 tape drive provides investment protection with its backward compatibility feature. Useful life of HP DAT160 drive is far superior to other drive technologies.

Jessica McIntosh is the Marketing Manager of Tape4backup and markets HP DAT160 and HP Q1580A. She has vast experience in the marketing and trading industries and has been helping buyers who have the backup needs and guide clients about the technology.

Jessica McIntosh
34972 Newark Blvd,# 501,Newark CA 94560
Tel: 888-491-4949
Fax: 888-449-5050
Email: jessica@tape4backup.com