The Compaq 4/8 GB SLR Tape Drive is made for people who need a highly reliable 4GB to 8GB solution with a low total cost of ownership. This tape drive is ideal data backup protection for entry level servers and workstations allows administrators to provide a strategy of growing their protection management with a small budget.
A proven platform, single-channel linear recording (SLR) is a fifth generation technology. The SLR technology implements a similar recording method to Compaq high end tape using linear serpentine track recording which will offer a highly reliable drive for the entry level server market. The Compaq SLR Tape Drive features backward compatibility to older tapes and growth to future products ranging from 125MB to 32GB, making the Compaq 4/8 GB SLR Tape Drive a best growth choice! Plus, data cartridge media offers more than 10-year data retention - an important requirement for long term archival storage of critical data. There is a need even in the entry level server environment as primary storage gets larger for a demand for high performance and capacity increases with low cost tape backup devices. The new 4/8 GB SLR Drive provides an upward migration path to higher performance and greater capacity for current QIC DC6000 customer base, while also providing a future growth path with the same like media for increased investment protection. All this is available at as one of the lowest cost, server based SCSI tapes drives in the industry. The 4/8 GB SLR Tape Drive is a thoroughly tested and integrated hardware option with support for all major industry leading backup software solutions. With this technology being provided by Compaq, it is a very logical choice in an entry level server or workstation environment.