Data transmission
| Sustained data transfer rate (native) |
6.9 MB/s |
| Sustained data transfer rate (compressed) |
13.8 MB/s |
Storage
| Compressed capacity |
160 GB |
| Native capacity |
80 GB |
Performance
| Type |
DAT |
| Compression ratio |
2:1 |
80/160GB, DAT160, 13.335 cm (5.25 ") , internal, half-height, interface USB, default USB cable
DAT tape drives are traditional media for storing audio and other data formats. Though based on technology similar to the cassette tapes of the late 1980s and ‘90s, DAT drives are capable of storing dozens of gigabytes of data on a single, inexpensive tape. For small companies looking to back up their online and nearline data into offline formats, Gateway’s DAT TBUs provide a reliable medium at a reasonable price.