Exabyte VXA-172 External Packet Tape Drive (Black) 115.00700

About the VXA-172 Packet Tape Drive

The VXA-172 provides enterprise level performance (up to 24MB/s) and the ability to grow as your data grows. First, by utilizing both the 80GB X6 (about $15) and the 172 GB X10 (about $30), the VXA-172 gives you the ability to buy only what you need and increase your capacity instantly. Second, the VXA-172 offers an industry first end user electronic upgrade to give you the ability to use the 320 GB X23 tapes down the road.

-Huge Capacity! Up to 172 GB (On-Demand Uupgradeable to 320GB)
-Fast Speed! Up to 86 GB/hour More than 4x speed of DAT72
-On-demand capacity: X Tapes offer two tape capacities (172/86 GB for about $30 and 80/40 for $15) allowing you to only pay for the capacity you need
-Backup for as little as $0.17/GB
-Award Winning, Disaster Tested VXA Packet Technology
-Compatible with all VXA-2 and VXA-320 dives and autoloaders from all manufacturers including IBM, Apple, Fujitsu/Siemens and Acer