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VXA tapes are superior to all others, so we recommend them. VXA tapes do not stretch and deform like other tapes do. The reason for that is in the drive mechanism: it doesn't do all the backhitching that other drives do. Rather than merely line up tape tracks to record and restore, VXA uses packet technology. This insures that even if the tape is compromised, that data can still be restored. But compromising a VXA tape is not an easy thing to do. Even after being frozen in ice and dunked in hot (160°f) coffee, the tapes were dried and made complete restorations. Most other tapes have a life expectancy of 3 (three) years. VXA tapes are expected to last 30 (thirty) years. VXA-1 is available in ATA, U160SCSI and Firewire, native capacity is 33GB per tape (66GB compressed). Internal mounting or autoloading is also a choice. VXA-2 is now available with a native capacity of 80GB per tape (160GB compressed). Various units connect via SCSI-LVD, IDE and Firewire (IEEE1394). It is backward compatable with older VXA tapes. | ||||||||||
VXA-2 1x7, 7 tape autoloader. | ||||||||||
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VXA-2 rackmount 10 tape autoloader; soon in 1U size. | ||||||||||
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VXA-1 or 2 IDE unit | ||||||||||
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