HP DAT 160 SCSI External Tape Drive Q1574A#AC3 Leaflet

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Is supported on a wide range of operating system and backup applications (for more information, 

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A wide variety of models is available—internal, external, rack mount, as well as the previously 
listed interfaces  

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Media price expected to mature at $30, expect approximately $40 at launch 

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 The DAT160 USB external shown in Figure 3 will retail at approximately $999 at launch 

Answers to your top ten technical questions 

Q1. The DAT160 drive reaches new levels of capacity without 
compromising reliability. How is that achieved? 

The DAT160 media is just a wider version of the DAT40 media using MP+++ (Metal Particle) 

technology 150 m in length. This is the same type of tape as has been shipping since 1994 in DAT40 

cartridges. It has a proven track record of reliability. However, in DAT160 media, we have used a 
wider version of the tape to enable greater capacity. 

 

Figure 4. 

 

 

DAT160—wide tape 

DAT72/40—3.8-mm tape 

14.7-mm high cartridge 

10.5-mm high cartridge 

 
The “footprint” of the two media types is identical and common parts are used throughout design and 
manufacture. 
A DAT160 drive accepts both sizes of media but threads them around the drum in different ways. 

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