Apple Ecrix VXA-1 (T3528LL/B) VXAtape Recommendations

What's 66 GBs, 6 MBps (2: 1 compression) and coffee-proof? The new VXA-1 FireWire tape drive. Combine that with superior read/write architecture that guarantees 100% data restore and you've got the drive with the highest reliability and $/GB value for FireWire today. The VXA-1 FireWire tape drive delivers the largest capacity, fastest transfer rate, and highest reliability in a FireWire backup solution for Mac users. If you dabble into the realm of gigabytes because of your capacity-eating graphics, then VXA is for you. While your typical CD-RW and DVD-RW max out at about 4.7 GBs, the VXA-1 FireWire offers you a generous capacity of 66 GBs at a 6 MB/sec transfer rate (that's 33 GBs at 3 MB/sec native). You'd have to use over seven CDs or DVDs to equal what you can store on one VXA tape. This makes VXA the ideal solution for storage, transport and retrieval of high-end graphic design, gaming, web authoring, computer-aided design, photos, MPEGs, and publishing files. Think about ...