18TB

native on one LTO-9 cartridge

1,035m

of half-inch tape wound inside it

30yrs

typical archival life on a shelf

Desktop drives for Mac, Windows and LinuxBuild my system

What are you backing up?

Thunderbolt / USB4 LTO: plug in, drag your files over, then shelve the cartridge where ransomware can't reach it. A few questions and we'll match you to a drive, or to a library if you've outgrown the desk.

How it connects
Who's it for
How much data
20 TBabout 1,000 hours of 4K ProRes
1 TB200 TB25.6 PB
What matters most

Your match

The desktop lineup

Three ways in.

Every drive here plugs into a Mac, Windows or Linux computer over Thunderbolt / USB4. Pick by budget, size and generation.

  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux
MagStor BASE LTO-8 Thunderbolt / USB4 desktop tape drive

Budget Archive Storage Essentials. Recertified enterprise tape hardware in a new enclosure.

6 / 12 TBnative capacity
1 yearhardware warranty
  • LTO-7 300 MB/s$4,799
  • LTO-8 360 MB/s$4,999
MagStor AIR LTO-8 Thunderbolt / USB4 desktop tape drive in an aluminum enclosure

Built for everyday professional archiving. Half-height LTO in a ventilated aluminum enclosure.

12 / 18 TBnative capacity
3 yearslimited warranty
  • LTO-8 300 MB/s$9,699.99
  • LTO-9 300 MB/s$13,799.99
MagStor MAX LTO-10 Thunderbolt / USB4 desktop tape drive

High capacity, high-end performance. LTO-9 and full-height LTO-10 for larger archives.

18 / 30 / 40 TBnative capacity
3 yearslimited warranty
  • LTO-9 400 MB/s$18,549.99
  • LTO-10 400 MB/s$25,099.99

Tape libraries

Outgrowing the desk?

A library loads cartridges for you, all night, every night. Library systems start at $5,999, drive included. Start with the 8-slot M1000 G2, or spec an M3000E with the configurator.

M1000 G2
8 slots · 1U · chassis from $2,749
Library systems
from $5,999 with an LTO-8 FC drive
M3000E
Up to LTO-10 · 40 to 640 slots · up to 25.6 PB native

Why tape, why MagStor

Built for the last copy.

Included software

Ships with XPNTL Solo.

Drag-and-drop LTFS on Thunderbolt / USB4 drives. Mount a cartridge like a disk and copy files straight to tape. Upgrade to Solo Pro anytime for $210.

Works with

Backup

VeeamNetBackupCommvaultArcserveRetrospect

LTFS and archive

XPNTL SoloHedge CanisterArchiware P5YoYottaXenDatamyLTOand more →

Operating systems

  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux

Examples to evaluate, not a certification list. Apps other than XPNTL Solo are licensed separately.

Ready to write.

Pick a desktop drive, or let the configurator build a library around you.

Configurators

Standalone drives

Configure a standalone drive

Pick Thunderbolt, SAS, Fibre Channel or iSCSI, then the generation, form factor and number of drives.

Open drive configurator →

Tape libraries

Configure a tape library

Pick the chassis, drives, slots and interface, from the 8-slot M1000 G2 up to a 640-slot M3000E.

Open library configurator →
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