A major drawback of tape drives however is that they are not designed to interface with notebooks. This result stems from the fact that portable notebooks are more exposed and more sensitive to accidents and theft. These statistics should emphasize the need for backup for notebooks especially where the notebook is the only PC in use. Tape backup systems are designed only for desktop PCs, thus leaving this important market segment unprotected. DataZONE products are designed to be a universal storage device, which means that they can be used on both desktop and notebook personal computers.
Portability is the newest concept in today's computer world.
The growth of notebook computers and 'Palm type' products bare witness to this phenomenon. And the end is not is sight. One form of protection against data loss is the DataBook. I used to do tape backups and restores of my full system. Doing a tape backup of 1.5 Gbyte took 5 hours.