HP C7975A Ultrium LTO-5 Data Cartridge - 1.5TB/3TB

The HP C7975A is an LTO-5 Ultrium data cartridge offering 1.5TB of native capacity and up to 3TB compressed — positioned squarely as a cost-effective medium for backup, restore, and long-term archival workflows. At 2,775 feet of tape length, it supports the sustained sequential throughput that tape drives are optimized for, making it well-suited to nightly full backups or tiered cold storage in environments where access latency is acceptable. The integrated AES-256 encryption capability (managed at the drive level) brings enterprise data security to tape-based workflows without external hardware or software dependencies.

This cartridge is built for IT departments, MSPs, and archivists running LTO-5 or LTO-6 tape libraries who need reliable, high-capacity media at a predictable cost per GB. The active internal head cleaning mechanism is a meaningful operational advantage in high-cycle environments — reducing the frequency of standalone cleaning cartridge runs and lowering the risk of read/write errors caused by head contamination. With a 30-year rated archival life, it also serves organizations with regulatory retention mandates that require durable, air-gapped long-term storage. This is not a glamorous component, but in tape infrastructure, "boring and reliable" is exactly the spec you want.