HP C7971A Data cartridge offers LTO 1 Ultrium Generation 1 technology and a 200 GB compressed capacity for reliable, rewritable data protection. Transfer rate is 32 MB per second, and cartridge holds up to 384 tracks. LTO 1 media is read write compatible with LTO 1 and LTO 2 drives and is read compatible with LTO 3 drives. Data cartridge offers a 30 year archival storage life and 1,000,000 passes on any area of tape, which equates to more than 20,000 end to end passes or 260 full tape backups. Cartridge includes write on labels.