The HPE StoreEver LTO - 5 Ultrium 3000 SAS Tape Drive is a refurbished tape drive that provides a native storage capacity of 1.50 TB and a compressed capacity of 3 TB. It features a 6Gb/s SAS interface and is designed to fit in a 1U rack mount kit, making it an ideal choice for data centers and enterprise environments. With a data transfer rate of 300 MB/s native and 291.27 MB/s compressed, this tape drive ensures quick and efficient data backup and retrieval. It supports linear serpentine recording and includes advanced features such as hardware encryption and WORM (Write Once Read Many) support, ensuring data security and compliance. The drive is compatible with LTO - 5 cartridges and is part of the HPE StoreEver series, known for its reliability and performance in data storage solutions.