The IBM 7208 8mm tape drive provides an excellent solution to users of 8mm tape when they require a larger capacity or higher performance tape backup. The IBM 7208 tape drive is based on enhanced 8mm tape drive technology and provides a high-function, high-capacity save and restore device for fixed disk drive data.This tape drive is an external, stand-alone streaming tape drive, which, depending on the model, can store up to 60GB of un-compressed data. With up to 2.5:1 compression, (model-dependent) the 7208 can store up to 150GB of data per cartridge with a transfer rate of up to 30.0 MB/sec.The IBM 7208 tape drive provides enhanced reliability with fewer moving parts, simplified tape loading, capstan-less tape path, and a built-in dynamic head cleaner. It has a performance-enhancing 16-character display that provides system status, diagnostics, operational mode, and off-line function selection.