Tape Still Drives Backup Space The USB 2.0 version of the DAT 72 tape drive is list-priced at $749, compared with $599 for the DAT 40. They were expected to ship July 11.

The company's new TS1170 drive can store 50TB of uncompressed data per tape cartridge using the new JF media type. Employing 3:1 compression expands the capacity to 150TB.