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Highly Reliable and Affordable

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) –

Quantum DAT 72 provides exceptional

TCO by combining cost-effective media

and an affordably priced drive

Complete Solution - includes Backup

Exec™ QuickStart backup software plus a

data and cleaning cartridge 

Designed for Reliability – Exclusive 

features like TapeShield™ and

SmartShield™ protect media and 

your data

Compatibility – Previous generation

media read and write capabilities make

upgrades easy and affordable

Adaptability - DAT 72 now offers multiple

interface options, SCSI, USB, SATA and

eSATA, to better fit your environments

The fifth generation product in the DDS roadmap, Quantum’s

DAT 72 solution balances capacity and performance while

delivering the best total cost of ownership (TCO) in its class.

Accounting for 80% of all entry-level tape drive shipments,

DDS is a popular choice for tape backup and archive in the

small to medium-sized business segment.  Quantum DAT 72

features a 7MB/sec* transfer rate – the fastest DAT 72 available!  

Quantum DAT 72 was designed and extensively tested to be

backward compatible with DDS-4 and DDS-3 cartridges for

both read and write operations.  This makes upgrades easy

without losing the use of previous generation tapes or data.

The Quantum DAT 72 is available in SCSI, SATA and USB 

internal configurations plus SCSI and USB/eSATA tabletop 

configurations and ships with exclusive protection features

such as TapeShield™ and SmartShield™ for added reliability.  

Quantum “Backup Ready” certified solutions allow you to go

from box-to-backup in minutes with the highly reliable

Quantum DAT 72 tape drive, world-class Backup Exec

QuickStart software and durable Quantum media.