The Travan tape is an eight millimeter data tape which is premeditated and developed by a company named as 3M. Travan data tape is used for storing data of higher density. QIC consortium has regulated the Travan data tape technology, which means that the travan tape drive can write as well as read the old QIC data tapes and also the fresh released Travan data tapes. In the mid of 1990, the travan data tape drives which were based on the open-format technology, first appeared in the market through the brands such as Imation, Seagate, and others.



The travan data tape has maximized its capacity but the size of the tape remained the same i.e. width of eight millimeter and length of seven hundred and fifty feet. The standard body of the Travan data tape is similar to that of QIC tape body. Travan data tape has a lot of advantages. For small business and personal uses the Travan data tape is available at affordable price. The travan tapes with a capacity of ten gigabyte and twenty gigabyte are preferred for use in small offices. The travan data tape is comparably reliable as well.

The travan TR 1 data tape has a capacity of storing four hundred megabytes (native) data with a speed of 0.25 megabyte per second transfer rate. Travan data tape TR 1 uses QIC 80 media format. The travan TR 2 data tape drive has an ability to store data up to eight hundred megabytes (native) data with a speed of 0.25 megabyte per second. The travan data tape TR 2 uses QIC 3010 media format. The travan TR 3 data tape has a capacity of 1.6 gigabytes (native) for storing data. Travan TR 3 transfers the data at a speed of 0.25 megabyte per second. It uses the media format of QIC 3020 for the data transfer. Travan TR 4 can store data up to four gigabytes (native) and it uses the media format of QIC 3095 for the transferring of data.

Travan 8GB data tape cartridge has a data storing capacity of 4 gigabytes (native) and it transfers the data at a high speed of 1.2 megabytes per second. The Travan-NS20 data tape cartridge provides its users with a storage capacity of ten gigabytes and it transfers the data at a speed of two megabytes per second. Travan-5 data tape cartridge stores data up to ten gigabytes (native). Travan-5 data tape has a data transfer rate of one megabyte per second. For more information on Travan-5 tapes visit 'TAPE4BACKUP.COM'. The travan-6 data cartridge can store twenty gigabytes (native) of data and it has a data transferring speed of two megabytes per second.

Travan data tape has been perfectly designed to meet the needs of the people who run small business. It is less expensive, durable and efficient data tapes drive. The leading competitors of the Travan data tape drive are Digital Data Storage (DDS), Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) and the VXA data tape drive formats. The Travan technology is one the most economical and efficient data tape technology among its competitors. To get price comparison among these tapes visit 'TAPE4BACKUP.COM'.

The Travan data tape gives its user the benefit of protecting the data of his entire system and important documents in a single tape with efficiency and reliability. The Travan data tape is designed to minimize the media stress, optimize the reliability of the drive and surety of data protection. For online orders of Travan Tapes, especially TR-1 Tape, TR-3 Tapes TR-4 tape, TR 5 tapes, Travan TR-7 tape and Travan cleaning tapes please visit 'TAPE4BACKUP.COM'