"Travan TR4 DataCartridge 8/4GB. New applications, new software and Internet-based data are propelling server backup needs to unprecedented levels. Desktop hard drive capacities have become larger and larger to keep pace. Travan technology is an affordable, backward-compatible, scalable solution to meet and keep pace with our currently expanding needs. Based on the linear quarter-inch cartridge (QIC) technology, the secret is longer, wider tape that stores more data within the standard 3.5"" format. Free up hard drive space and back up servers quickly with a proven, high-capacity storage solution and a solid backup plan. Dissipates static and reduces static-related problems. Minimizes compression damage to the recording surface. Reduces tape slippage to ensure uniform signal output . Eliminates speed variations of tape across the head. Improves tape winding and stacking. "