sentence: Current capacities range from tens of gigabytes to almost a terabyte, per cartridge.
sentences_before: A 'tape drive' or 'streamer' is a component that is often attached to a computer. It is used to write data to magnetic tape or to read data from it. Usually people use it to do backups. This means to read a certain part of data, all the data before it needs to be read as well. Also tape drives are slow, compared to hard drives.
concept_name: current capacity
headings: Tape drive
categories: Storage devices