ATTO Technology, Inc. announced the availability of a new portable LTO tape solution for macOS devices through their partnership with leading data storage solutions provider Qualstar Corporation. The Qi Desktop LTO Mac solution extends the benefits of the Qualstar’s single-drive, magnetic tape Qi system to users of macOS devices by including an ATTO ThunderLink SH 3128 Thunderbolt to SAS adapter in a single bundle. The Qualstar Qi Desktop LTO SAS is a compact and portable high-capacity tape storage device that can be equipped with an LTO-6, LTO-7, or LTO-8 tape drive and can store up to 12TB of data natively (30TB compressed) on a single tape cartridge. The Qi Desktop LTO Mac solution is ideal for media, film and content production where the work location could change daily. ATTO ThunderLink SH 3128 40 Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 to 12Gb/s SAS/SATA adapters connect Thunderbolt desktop and mobile workstations to SAS/SATA storage devices with up to 2,750 MB/s of SAS throughput. They feature ATTO Advanced Data Streaming (ADS) technology to reduce latency, ensuring a smooth flow of data onto the tape and minimizing the need for redundant passes, increasing the lifespan of the cartridge.