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This should be an exhaustive list of tape drives currently avaialble on the market. If we're missing a drive, a drive needs updating, or a drive should be moved to the End of Lifed directory, get yourself a Backup Central ID and help us update it!
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| Backup Drive
| Media Type
| Capacity (in GB)
Native/Compressed
| Speed (in MB/s)
Native/Compressed
| Load/Unload Time (in seconds)
| Average Access Time (in seconds)
| Vendors
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When two numbers are given for capacity and/or speed, the number on the left is the native speed. The number on the right is the advertised compressed speed. Your actual compression rate will vary.
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| 3570
| MP
| 5 / 15
| 2.2 / 6.6
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| IBM
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| 3590B (128 track)
| 3590
| 10 / 30
| 9 / 13
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| IBM
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| 3590E
| 3590A High
| 20/ 40
| 14/40
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| IBM
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| 3590H
| 3590
| 30/40
| 14/40
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| IBM
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| AIT
| 8mm(AIT)
| 35 / 90
| 4 / 10
| 10
| 27
| Sony
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| AIT-2
| 8mm(AIT)
| 50 / 130
| 6 / 15
| 10
| 27
| Sony
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| AIT-3
| 8mm(AIT)
| 100 / 260
| 12 / 30
| 10
| 27
| Sony
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| AIT-3EX
| 8mm(AIT)
| 150 / 390
| 18
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| Sony
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| AIT-4
| 8mm(AIT)
| 200 / 520
| 24
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| Sony
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| AIT-5
| 8mm(AIT)
| 400 / 1TB
| 24
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| Sony
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| DDS-4
| DDS-4
| 20 / 40
| 1.5 / 3
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| Quantum, HP, Sony
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| DAT72
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| 36
| 12.6 GB/Hr
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| Quantum, HP, Sony
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| LTO-1
| Ultrium
| 100 / 200
| 15 / 30
| 76 - 115
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| Tandberg
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| LTO-2
| Ultrium
| 200/ 400
| 30-35/ 60-70
| 50-70
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| IBM, HP, Quantum, Tandberg
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| LTO-3
| Ultrium
| 400/800
| 80/160
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| IBM, HP, Quantum, Tandberg
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| LTO-4
| Ultrium
| 800/1600
| 120/240
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| IBM, HP, Quantum, Tandberg
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| SAIT-1
| 8mm (AIT)
| 500/1.3TB
| 30/78
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| Sony
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| SDLT 320
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| 160
| 57 GB/Hr
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| Quantum, Tandberg
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| SDLT 600
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| 300
| 130 GB/Hr
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| Quantum, Tandberg
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| SLR 7
| SLR
| 20/40
| 3/6
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| Tandberg
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| SLR 75
| SLR
| 38/75
| 4/8
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| Tandberg
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| SLR 100
| SLR
| 50 / 100
| 5 / 10
| 30
| 58
| Tandberg
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| SLR 100
| SLR
| 70/140
| 6/12
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| Tandberg
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| T9840C
| 9840
| 40/80
| 15/30
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| 8
| StorageTek
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| T9940B
| 9940
| 200/400
| 30/60
| 18
| 41
| Sun/StorageTek
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| T10000
| 10000
| 120 or 500
| 120/360
| 23
| 23 or 62
| Sun/StorageTek
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| Travan40
| Travan
| 20/40
| 2/4
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| Quantum
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| TS1120
| 3592
| 60,300,700
| 104
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| IBM
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| VXA-172
| VXA
| 86/172
| 12/24
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| Tandberg
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| VXA-320
| VXA
| 160/320
| 12/24
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| Tandberg
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