The Verbatim 93256 is a DLT-IV tape cartridge. The 93256 has a 40 GB native and 80 GB compressed capacity. Transfer rates for the Verbatim 93526 range from 5 MB/s native and 10 MB/s compressed. Other features like adaptive cache buffering, longitudinal serpentine tracks, multiple heads and high tape speed ensure unmatched performance for the 93256 tape media. The Verbatim 93526 has an archival life of up to 30 years and can therefore safely store your data when reasonable care is taken to ensure that the cartridges are safely kept. DLT tape drives’ backward compatibility ensures that the Verbatim 93526 will be compatible with the next generation of DLT tape drives when they are released.