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Legacy Tape MediaWhat is the difference between LTO tapes using Metal Particle (MP) and Barium Ferrite (BaFe) ?
Can you give me pre-labelled custom Labels for LTO tapes ?
What is LTO-7 type M Media ?
Can I use LTO-6 Tape Media in my LTO-8 drive? Why is the LTO-8 drive not backward compatible with 2 previous Gens?
Can I use my old Media in new tape drive ?
Can I use a newer LTO media in my old Tape drive?
What is the meaning of Limited Lifetime Warranty ?
What is a typical Compression ratio ?
What is the difference between the Native and compressed capacity of LTO tapes?
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We Ship Quantum Quantum LTO-3 : 400/800GB Pre Labelled 20 Pack Ultrium Tapes (MR-L3MQN-BC) to Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Rest of the UAE free of cost. We have Export freight rates for this product also to Middle East including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. For African countries, our organized carriers tend to be expensive and we ask that you arrange shipping yourself. VAT Exceptions for export orders from the UAE are available if shipped from Jebel Ali or if your carrier issues proper export documentation
Quantums LTO Ultrium media is manufactured to the highest industry standards for quality and reliabilityensuring high performance and durability, whether used for primary backup or long-term archive.
Tape Drive | LTO-1 Media | LTO-2 Media | LTO-3 Media | LTO-4 Media | LTO-5 Media | LTO-6 Media | LTO-7 Media | LTO-7 M8 | LTO-8 | Universal Cleaning |
LTO-1 Tape Drive | Read/Write | |||||||||
LTO-2 Tape Drive | Read/Write | Read/Write | ||||||||
LTO-3 Tape Drive | Read Only | Read/Write | Read/Write | |||||||
LTO-4 Tape Drive | Read Only | Read/Write | Read/Write | |||||||
LTO-5 Tape Drive | Read Only | Read/Write | Read/Write | |||||||
LTO-6 Tape Drive | Read Only | Read/Write | Read/Write | |||||||
LTO-7 Tape Drive | Read Only | Read/Write | Read/Write | |||||||
LTO-8 Tape Drive | Read/Write | Read/Write | Read/Write |
Characteristics | LTO-1 | LTO-2 | LTO-3 | LTO-4 | LTO-5 | LTO-6 | LTO-7 | LTO-8 | LTO UCC |
Recording Format | LTO-1 | LTO-2 | LTO-3 | LTO-4 | LTO-5 | LTO-6 | LTO-7 | LTO-8 | Cleaning |
Part No. Unlabelled | MR-L1MQN-01 | MR-L2MQN-01 | MR-L3MQN-01 | MR-L4MQN-01 | MR-L5MQN-01 | MR-L6MQN-01 | MR-L7MQN-01 | MR-L8MQN-01 | MR-LUCQN-01 |
Part No Labelled | MR-L1MQN-BC | MR-L2MQN-BC | MR-L3MQN-BC | MR-L4MQN-BC | MR-L5MQN-BC | MR-L6MQN-BC | MR-L7MQN-BC | MR-L8MQN-BC | MR-LUCQN-BC |
Native Capacity | 100 GB | 200 GB | 400 GB | 800 GB | 1.5 TB | 2.5 TB | 6 TB | 12 TB | - |
Compressed Capacity | 200 GB | 400 GB | 800 GB | 1.6 TB | 3.0 TB | 6.25 TB | 15 TB | 30 TB | - |
Assume Compression | 2 Ratio 1 (2:1) | 2 Ratio 1 (2:1) | 2 Ratio 1 (2:1) | 2 Ratio 1 (2:1) | 2 Ratio 1 (2:1) | 2.5 : 1 | 2.5 : 1 | 2.5 : 1 | - |
Data Transfer Rate ( Native/Compressed) MB/s | 20/40 | 40/80 | 80/160 | 120/240 | 140/280 | 160/400 | 300/750 | 360/900 | - |
Tape Length (meters) | 609 | 609 | 680 | 820 | 846 | 846 | 960 | 960 | - |
Material | Metal Particle(MP) | Metal Particle(MP) | Metal Particle(MP) | Metal Particle(MP) | Metal Particle(MP) | Barrium ferite (BaFe) | Barrium ferite (BaFe) | Barrium ferite (BaFe) | - |
Variants | Read Write (RW) | Read Write (RW) | Read Write (RW), Write once Read Many (WORM) | Read Write (RW), Write once Read Many (WORM) | Read Write (RW), Write once Read Many (WORM) | Read Write (RW), Write once Read Many (WORM) | Read Write (RW), Write once Read Many (WORM) | Read Write (RW), Write once Read Many (WORM) | - |
Archival Life | 30 Years | 30 Years | 30 Years | 30 Years | 30 Years | 30 Years | 30 Years | 30 Years | - |
Warranty | Limited Lifetime Warranty as specified by Manufacturer | Limited Lifetime Warranty as specified by Manufacturer | Limited Lifetime Warranty as specified by Manufacturer | Limited Lifetime Warranty as specified by Manufacturer | Limited Lifetime Warranty as specified by Manufacturer | Limited Lifetime Warranty as specified by Manufacturer | Limited Lifetime Warranty as specified by Manufacturer | Limited Lifetime Warranty as specified by Manufacturer | Max 50 Cleanings Per Tape |
Data to be written on the tape is compressed before its written. If the data is highly repetitive, it will have high compression ratio ( a Text file will be compressabile, a BMP image is highly compressible). But if the data is already compressed ( say you have tarred or Zipped the data already), it won't be further compressible.
For Data That's non compressed you will see capacity higher than the native capacity. For data that's already compressed you will capacity close to the native capacity.
TLDR : Native capacity is what is guaranteed. You might get Compressed capacity , ormore than the compressed capacity depending on how compressible your data is.
Upto LTO-5 the compression ratio was defined as 2:1. It assumed that 100GB data for example could be compressed to 50GB. From LTO-6 onwards the Compression ratio is defined as 2.5:1.
Compression ratio always depends on the data you are writing. A tar file can't be further compressed for example, whereas a file of repetitive data can be compressed beyond 3 or 4 times.
LTO-8 tape drive can Format a previously unused LTO-7 media as LTO-7 type M media. The advantage is that instead of 6TB native capacity, it would yield 9TB compressed capacity. This media however is only writable in LTO-8 tape drive.
That's 50% more capacity for LTO-7 media at the same price.
Yes, we can provide you Custom Labels from Tri-Optics ( The world's largest and only IBM and HP authroized Media Label). We can further offer you labels in series you want ( Say AUH001 to AUH100) .
if you want the tapes to be pre-labelled from Quantum, go with the part numbers ending with BC instead of 01. lead time on prelabelled tapes is 2 weeks