Certance CD 72 tape drive solutions leverage DAT 72 (5th generation DDS) technology and Certance-exclusive features to provide the most reliable and affordable tape data protection to small and medium businesses.

The latest product in a DDS roadmap extending through 2010 and backed by Certance and HP, the CD 72 balances capacity and performance while delivering the best total cost of ownership (TCO) in its class. Accounting for 80% of all low-end tape drive shipments, DDS is the de facto standard for tape backup and archive in the small and medium market segment.

• Complete solution including Yosemite TapeWare XE backup software for Windows, Linux and NetWare at no extra cost


• Up to 72 GB capacity on a single cartridge


• Up to 25 GB/hr backup speed


• Backward compatible with DDS-3 and DDS-4 media


• Backed by a 3-year limited warranty and Certance's REACT rapid replacement program

• Lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) among the tape drives in its class


• Best performance - 17% faster than HP, according to HP World magazine


• Fastest and most reliable DAT 72 tape drive solution from any manufacturer


• Certance-exclusive TapeShield increases data integrity and drive/ media life by sealing the head-tape interface and using special built-in cleaning components


• Certance-exclusive SmartShield insures that data is recoverable from difficult-to-read media by the ability to reassemble data fragments

• Certance internal DAT 72 tape drive


• 5.25 and 3.5 in black face plates and mounting rails


• Tape Resource CD w/ Tape Diagnostic software


• Yosemite Tapeware XE Server / Desktop Software for Windows 98 / Me / XP / NT / 2000 / 2003, NetWare and Linux


• Installation Guide