Backing Up with Tape Drives: Security Is What Counts

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Up To 50 GB Capacity
ManufacturerDellOnstreamSeagateTandbergTandberg
ProductPowervault 110T DLT VS 80ADR2 60SiTapestor DAT 40DLT VS 80SLR100
Price$1,269.00$754.00$825.00$1,319.00$2,119.00
Price per tape (maximal capacity)$83.70$64.80$19.00$99.00$103.50
Technical Data
TechnologyDLT IVADRDDS-4DLT IVSLR
Capacity compressed / uncompressed40/80 GByte30/60 GByte20/40 GByte40/80 GByte50/100 GByte
InterfaceSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pinSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pinSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pinSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pinSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pin
Continuous data rate (uncompressed)3 MByte/s4 MByte/s2.75 MByte/s3 MByte/s5 MByte/s
Driver support Windows NT/2000/XP/MacOS/Linux/Netwareyes/yes/no/no/no/noyes/yes/yes/no/yes/noyes/yes/yes/no/no/noyes/yes/yes/no/no/yesyes/yes/no/no/no/yes
More Than 50 GB Capacity
ManufacturerExaByteHPOnstreamSeagateTandberg
ProductVXA-2SDLT 320ADR2 120SiViper 200SDLT 320
Price$999.99$4,999.00$999.00$4,995.00$4,936.50
Price per tape (maximal capacity)$89.00$150.00$94.50$89.00$214.20
Technical Data
TechnologyVXASDLTADRLTO/UltriumSDLT
Capacity uncompressed / compressed80/160 GByte160/320 GByte60/120 GByte100/200 GByte160/320 GByte
InterfaceSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pinSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pinSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pinSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pinSCSI LVD/SE, 68-pin
Continuous data rate (uncompressed)6 MByte/s16 MByte/s4 MByte/s16 MByte/s16 MByte/s
Driver support Windows NT/2000/XP/MacOS/Linux/Netwareyes/yes/yes/yes/yes/noyes/yes/no/no/no/noyes/yes/yes/no/yes/noyes/yes/no/no/no/noyes/yes/yes/no/no/yes

Glossary

Net Capacity indicates the storage capacity for data that can be stored to a tape in uncompressed mode.

QIC : Quarter Inch Cartridge specifies a standard for storage cartridges with _" data tapes.

SCSI/ LVD : Small Computer Standard Interface/ Low Voltage Differential. Hardware interface (SCSI) for peripherals with differential data transfer. This allows cable sizes of up to 12 meters long.