HP Storage Works LTO-4 Ultrium 1840 Tape Drive sets new standards for capacity, performance & security. The Ultrium 1840 represents HPs fourth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to 1.6TB per cartridge while providing hardware-based data encryption to enable greater levels of security & unprecedented performance. AES 256-bit hardware data encryption provides easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data & prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges. By using Ultrium 1840 hardware data encryption, not only is data fully capable of being compressed therefore maximizing capacity, encrypted backups are completed without a loss in performance. Capable of data transfer rates up to 240MB/sec, HPs exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further optimizes performance by matching speed of host to keep drives streaming & increase to reliability of the drive & media. The Ultrium 1840 provides investment protection with full read & write support with LTO-3 media, & the ability to read LTO-2 cartridge. By doubling the capacity of previous generation Ultrium drives, HP customers now require fewer data cartridges to meet their storage needs, significantly reducing their IT costs & increasing their ROI.