Tape Drive Products

*The capacity and transfer rate listed above reflect the products' limits when handling uncompressed data. These numbers typically double with compressed data.

 Manufacturer

 Product Name

 Drive Type

 Capacity*

 Transfer Rate*

 Cost

Exabyte Corp.
1-800-392-2983
1-303-442-4333
http://www.exabyte.com
Eliant 820  
Mammoth
8mm  
8mm
7 GB
20 GB
1 MB/s
3 MB/s  
U.S. $1,795
U.S. $4,195
Hewlett-Packard Co. 1-800-826-4111
1-415-857-1501
http://www.hp.com
Colorado T3000 (3.5)
SureStore T4e (5.25)
SureStore DAT8 (DDS-2) SureStore DAT24 (DDS-3)
QIC
QIC
4mm DAT
4mm DAT
1.6 GB
4 GB
4 GB
12 GB
9.5 MB/m
31 MB/m
510 KB/s
1 MB/s
U.S. $227
U.S. $599
U.S. $950
U.S. $1,350
Quantum Corp. 1-800-624-5545
1-408-894-4000 http://www.quantum.com
DLT 2000
DLT 4000
DLT 7000
DLT
DLT
DLT
15 GB
20 GB
35 GB
1.25 MB/s
1.5 MB/s
5 MB/s
U.S. $2,000
U.S. $3,500
U.S. $7,300
Seagate Technology Inc.
1-800-626-6637
1-714-641-1230
http://www.seagate.com
TapeStor 8000 (3.5)
Scorpion 24 (DDS-3)
QIC
4mm DAT
4 GB
12 GB
300 to 600 KB/s
1 MB/s
U.S. $400
U.S. $1,300
Sony Electronics Inc.
1-800-352-7669
1-408-432-0190
http://www.sony.com
SDT5000 (DDS-2)
SDT7000 (DDS-2)
SDT9000 (DDS-3)
4mm DAT 4mm DAT 4mm DAT 4 GB
4 GB
12 GB
366 KB/s
778 KB/s
1,200 KB/s
U.S. $1,049
U.S. $1,129
U.S. $1,599
Tandberg Data Inc.
1-805-579-1000
http://www.tandberg.com
SLR5 (3.5)
MLR1 (5.25)
QIC
QIC
4 GB
13 GB
400 KB/s
750 KB/s to 1.5 MB/s
U.S. $685
U.S. $1,850