Overview

Up to 1.6TB of data can be stored on a single LTO-4 tape.

[Info from Quicspecs:
HPE believes that LTO Ultrium tape technology will continue to play an essential role in meeting the challenge of digital storage in the future, when the amount of unstructured and archive data is projected to run into trillions of gigabytes.

Although utilising the cloud for some of this cool or cold data should certainly be an option, with global data creation and replication expected to experience a compound annual growth rate of 23% out to 2025 (source: IDC, 2021), the cost of retrieving even a fraction of that data on a regular basis from a cloud provider could cost around 80% more than comparable tape infrastructure (source: ESG, 2020). ]


Includes
  • 1 x LTO-4 tape/data cartridges in plastic case/carrier with cardboard insert and sticker sheet
  • SKU C7974A
Condition/Notes
  • Each plastic tape box is not sealed, but possibly unused
  • There are no stickers, labels, barcodes, marks, etc on the tape cartridges
  • The LTO standard for backward compatibility up to generation seven is to write back one generation and read back two generations; therefore:
  • Second-generation LTO Ultrium drives (HPE Ultrium 460, HPE Ultrium 448) read and write LTO-1 and LTO-2 media.
    Third-generation LTO Ultrium drives (HPE Ultrium 920, Ultrium 960) read and write LTO-2 and LTO-3 media and also read LTO-1 media.
    Fourth-generation LTO Ultrium drives (Ultrium 1840, Ultrium 1760) read and write LTO-3 and LTO-4 media and also read LTO-2 media.

Happy to combine multiple purchases!