The industry leading HP StorageWorks DAT 72 USB Tape Drive provides an optimum balance of dependable backup capacity and low cost of ownership for small and medium businesses, remote offices, and workgroups. The DAT 72 delivers a capacity of 72 GB on a single data cartridge and a transfer rate of 23 GB/hr (assuming a 2:1 compression ratio). The USB 2.0 interface provides universal plug-and-play connectivity and a setup time of less than 60 seconds. This drive reads and writes DAT 72, DDS-4, and DDS-3 formats, making it the perfect upgrade from earlier generations of DDS. The DAT 72 USB Tape Drive is available as an external tape drive or an internal module, making it compatible with virtually any server environment.