MagStor Single LTO-8 Thunderbolt 3 Tape Drive

MagStor Single LTO-8 Thunderbolt 3 Tape Drive

1 x LTO-8 Mechanism & 3.5" Trayless Hard Drive Bay In A Desktop Thunderbolt 3 Chassis

• 1 x 12TB Native Capacity, LTO Mechanism.
• 1 x 3.5" HDD Tray-Less Hot Swap Dock.
• 2 x Thunderbolt 3 Ports On Front Of Unit, For Quick And Easy Connectivity.
• 300MB/s Read & Write Speeds.
• AppleTM and IntelTM Certified (For Mac & PC).
• 3yr Warranty.
• Internal Power Supply.
• 30yr Media Archive Life.
• LTFS Compatible Drag & Drop.
• Fully Backwards Compatible With Previous Generations Of Thunderbolt.

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SKU: TRB3-HL-8
Category: Tape Drives

MagStor Single LTO-8 Thunderbolt 3 Desktop Tape Drive

The MagStor TRB3-HL8 features an LTO-8 tape drive with a 3.5" SATA HDD connected via a Thunderbolt™ 3 / USB-C port as a convenient connection to your desktop MAC or PC computer.

Taking advantage of LTFS (Linear Tape File System), users can easily drag and drop files to and from an LTO-8 tape drive for 12.0 TB of native capacity.

Thunderbolt™ 3 devices are fully backwards compatible with previous generations of Thunderbolt™ technology using appropriate adapters and cables.


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Key Features

• 1 x 12.0 TB Native Capacity, LTO-8 Mechanism.
• 1 x 3.5" HDD Tray-Less Hot Swap Dock.
• 2 x Thunderbolt 3 Ports On Front Of Unit, For Quick And Easy Connectivity.
• 300MB/s Read & Write Speeds.
• AppleTM and IntelTM Certified (For Mac & PC).
• 3yr Warranty.
• Internal Power Supply.
• 30yr Media Archive Life.
• LTFS Compatible Drag & Drop.
• Fully Backwards Compatible With Previous Generations Of Thunderbolt.

Technical Specifications
Interface Two Thunderbolt™ 3 front-facing 40 Gb/s interface ports allowing connection to a MAC or PC with a Thunderbolt™ 3 compatible USB-C Port.
Tape Drive LTO-8 Tape drive with up to 300 MB/sec native transfer rate.
Data Cartridge • Read/Write LTO-8 data cartridge; 12.0 TB native storage capacity.
• Read/Write LTO-7 data cartridge; 6.0 TB native storage capacity.
Power Supply 100/240 VAC 50/60 Hz Auto-sensing.
Dimensions & Weight 13.4 x 5.8 x 6.8 inches (L x H x W) / 12.7 lbs
Software Compatibility • IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition (CLI MAC, GUI Windows).
• PreRollPost.
• myLTO.
• StorageDNA.
• YoYotta LTFS.
• Third-Party LTFS-enhanced archive/backup software.
• Third-Party TAR based backup software, Acronis etc.
Supported Operating Systems for LTFS • MAC OSX 10.12 or higher/
• Windows 10.
Package Contents 1 x MagStor desktop LTO8 tape drive with two Thunderbolt™ 3 front-facing interface ports, 3.5" SATA HDD Hot-Swap Dock.
1 x MagStor (Intel Certified) Thunderbolt™ 3 Active 40 Gb/s cable.
1 x Power Cable.
1 x USB Stick with MagStor Related Drivers & Software Demos.
Three-year Limited Warranty.

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