The TRB3-HL8 Desktop LTO8 Thunderbolt 3 External Tape Drive from MagStor is an LTO8 external tape drive with an integrated 3.5" drive bay. Built with dual 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports, it has been certified by Apple and Intel for use with Windows 10 and macOS 10.12 or higher computers. It supports the LTFS (Linear Tape File System), so users can easily drag and drop files to and from the LTO8 tape drive.
This drive connects to your host Windows 10 or macOS 10.12+ system using Thunderbolt 3 and supports LTO8 media with a native capacity of 12TB at read/write speeds up to 300 MB/s. It is backward compatible with LTO7 media with a native capacity of 6TB and read/write speeds up to 300 MB/s.
General Features
A free license for Hedge LTFS software "Canister" for macOS and Windows ($399 value) with MagStor Certified NanoPure Media support is included.
LTO8 tape drive with a 12TB native capacity
Native read/write speeds up to 300 MB/s
3.5" HDD tray-less hot-swap dock
LTFS compatible with drag and drop
LTO media archive life of up to 30 years
Built-in PSU
Dual front-facing 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 ports
TAA compliant (tape drives made in Japan)
Software Compatibility
MagStor LTFS Companion for Mac
IBM Spectrum Archive Single Drive Edition (CLI Mac, GUI Windows)
PreRollPost
myLTO
StorageDNA
YoYotta LTFS
Third-party LTFS-enhanced archive/backup software
Third-party TAR-based backup software, Acronis, etc