Seagate has announced the availability of portable TapeStor Travan USB 2.0
bundled solutions. These external backup solutions support up to 20 GB or 40 GB
of compressed data protection per cartridge to backup data at up to 14.4 GB per
hour.
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This bundled solution contains a Hornet 20 or Hornet 40 tape drive, one
Seagate-certified data cartridge, an install poster, a USB Tape Resource CD with
multi-lingual install manual and Dantz Retrospect Express backup software for
Windows and Macintosh, a vertical mounting stand, all required installation
hardware including power supply and USB cable.
Both versions connect by plugging into a USB system or hub connection.
The drives incorporate Seagate’s FastSense technology feature and are
compatible with MS Windows 98/Professional 2000/ME/XP and Mac OS. It can move
data up to 480 mbps compared with USB 1.1, which moves data up to 12 mbps.
The TapeStor Travan 40 drive specifications include 20-GB native
capacity/cartridge with 2 MB/sec native transfer rate. It features a soft-load
mechanism that reduces user error by drawing the data cartridge completely into
the drive and a park feature that improves data integrity by ensuring track
alignment if the write-operation is paused or interrupted.
The suggested MRP list price for the Seagate TapeStor Travan 20 USB 2.0
(STT6201U2-R) is $439. For the TapeStor Travan 40 USB 2.0 (STT6401U2-R), it is
$589.