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StorageTek offers you a wide spectrum of tape drive and media choices designed to help you inprove operations and reduce risk while containing costs

Media comparison
ProductCapacity, native (uncompressed)Supported tape drivesArchival life
9x40
9840 tape cartridge20 GB (T9840 A/B)
40 GB (T9840C)
T9840A, T9840B, T9840C
15–30 years
9940 tape cartridge60 GB (T9940A), 200 GB (T9940B)
T9940A, T9940B
15-30 years
VolSafe
VolSafe secure media technology20 GB (T9840B), 40 GB (T9840C), 200 GB (T9940B)
3490, 3590, T9840A, T9840B, T9840C, T9940B
N/A
LTO Ultrium
LTO Gen 1 tape cartridge100 GB; 200 GB (with 2:1 compression)
LTO Gen 1
15–30 years
LTO Gen 3 tape cartridge400 GB; 800 GB (with 2:1 compression)
LTO Gen 3
15–30 years
LTO Gen 2 tape cartridge200 GB; 400 GB (with 2:1 compression)
LTO Gen 1, LTO Gen 2
15–30 years
SDLT
SDLT I tape cartridge110 GB (SDLT 220)
160 GB (SDLT 320)
SDLT 220, SDLT 320
15-30 years
SDLT II tape cartridge300 GB

SDLT 320, SDLT 600
More than 30 years
DLT
DLT IV tape cartridge35/40 GB; DLT 7000, DLT 8000
DLT 4000, DLT 7000, DLT 8000
15-30 years

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