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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. | ||||||
| 3570 | MP | 5 / 15 | 2.2 / 6.6 | IBM | ||
| 3590B (128 track) | 3590 | 10 / 30 | 9 / 13 | IBM | ||
| 3590E | 3590A High | 20/ 40 | 14/40 | IBM | ||
| 3590H | 3590 | 30/40 | 14/40 | IBM | ||
| AIT | 8mm(AIT) | 35 / 90 | 4 / 10 | 10 | 27 | Sony |
| AIT-2 | 8mm(AIT) | 50 / 130 | 6 / 15 | 10 | 27 | Sony |
| AIT-3 | 8mm(AIT) | 100 / 260 | 12 / 30 | 10 | 27 | Sony |
| AIT-3EX | 8mm(AIT) | 150 / 390 | 18 | Sony | ||
| AIT-4 | 8mm(AIT) | 200 / 520 | 24 | Sony | ||
| AIT-5 | 8mm(AIT) | 400 / 1TB | 24 | Sony | ||
| DDS-4 | DDS-4 | 20 / 40 | 1.5 / 3 | Quantum, HP, Sony | ||
| DAT72 | 36 | 3.5 | Quantum, HP, Sony | |||
| LTO-1 | Ultrium | 100 / 200 | 15 / 30 | 76 - 115 | IBM, HP, Quantum | |
| LTO-2 | Ultrium | 200/ 400 | 30-35/ 60-70 | 50-70 | IBM, HP, Quantum | |
| LTO-3 | Ultrium | 400/800 | 60/120 | IBM, HP, Quantum | ||
| LTO-4 | Ultrium | 800/1600 | 120/240 | IBM, HP, Quantum
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| LTO-5 | Ultrium | 1500/3000 | 140/280 | IBM, HP, Quantum | ||
| SAIT-1 | 8mm (AIT) | 500/1.3TB | 30/78 | Sony | ||
| SDLT 320 | 160 | 16 | Quantum | |||
| SDLT 600 | 300 | 37 | Quantum | |||
| SLR 7 | SLR | 20/40 | 3/6 | Tandberg | ||
| SLR 75 | SLR | 38/75 | 4/8 | Tandberg | ||
| SLR 100 | SLR | 50 / 100 | 5 / 10 | 30 | 58 | Tandberg |
| SLR 100 | SLR | 70/140 | 6/12 | Tandberg | ||
| T9840C | 9840 | 40/80 | 15/30 | 8 | Oracle | |
| T9840D | 9840 | 75/150 | 15/30 | 16.5 | Oracle | |
| T9940B | 9940 | 200/400 | 30/60 | 18 | 41 | Oracle |
| T10000 | 10000 | 120 or 500 | 120/360 | 23 | 23 or 62 | Oracle |
| T10000B | 10000 | 240 or 1000 | 120/360 | 23 | 23 or 62 | Oracle |
| T10000C | 50000 | 1000 or 5000 | 240/360 | 13 | 13 or 57 | Oracle |
| Travan40 | Travan | 20/40 | 2/4 | Quantum | ||
| TS1120 | 3592 | 60,300,700 | 104 | IBM | ||
| VXA-172 | VXA | 86/172 | 12/24 | Tandberg | ||
| VXA-320 | VXA | 160/320 | 12/24 | Tandberg | ||
