Editing Data8 (section)

=== Exabyte 8&nbsp;mm ===
These drives use [[metal particle]] (MP) tape.

[[File:Exabyte-8200 backup tape drive for the Data8 (or D-Eight, D8) system with SCSI interface, c. 1990.jpg|thumb|EXB-8200]]

* 1987—EXB-8200
** Full-height form factor
** 246&nbsp;kB/s data transfer rate
** EXB-8200SX model features high-speed search
** EXB-8205: Up to 5.0&nbsp;GB on one 112&nbsp;m data cartridge (assuming 2:1 compression ratio)
** EXB-8205XL: Up to 7.0&nbsp;GB on one 160&nbsp;m data cartridge (assuming 2:1 compression ratio)
* 1990—EXB-8500
** Full-height form factor
** 500&nbsp;kB/s data transfer rate
** EXB-8500c model features hardware data compression
* 1992—EXB-8505
** Half-height form factor
** 500&nbsp;kB/s data transfer rate (uncompressed) / 1.0&nbsp;MB/s data transfer rate (assuming a 2:1 compression ratio)
** Up to 10.0&nbsp;GB on one 112&nbsp;m data cartridge (assuming 2:1 compression ratio)
* 1994—EXB-8505XL
** Half-height form factor
** 500&nbsp;kB/s data transfer rate (uncompressed) / 1.0&nbsp;MB/s data transfer rate (assuming a 2:1 compression ratio)
** Up to 14.0&nbsp;GB on one 160&nbsp;m XL data cartridge (assuming 2:1 compression ratio)
* 1995—EXB-8700
** Tabletop (top-loading) form factor
** 8700 model included generic backup software
** 8700LT model included no software
** 8700SW included Cheyenne backup software
* 1998—Eliant 820
** Half-height form factor