Dell PowerVault LTO - Page 60

External drive specications, continued
Performance
Interface 6 Gb SAS (12 Gb for LTO9)
Recording format LTO Ultrium Generation
Media LTO Ultrium
Capacity
LTO9-18 TB (Native) 45 TB (compressed, assuming
2.5:1 compression)
LTO8-12 TB (Native) 30 TB (compressed, assuming
2.5:1 compression)
LTO M8-9 TB (Native) 22.5 TB (compressed, assuming
2.5:1 compression)
LTO7-6 TB (Native) 15 TB (compressed, assuming
2.5:1 compression)
LTO6-2.5 TB (Native) 6.25 TB (compressed, assuming
2.5:1 compression)
LTO5-1.5 TB (Native) 3 TB (compressed, assuming 2:1
compression)
LTO4-800 Gb (Native) 1.6 TB (compressed, assuming
2:1 compression)
LTO3-400 Gb (Native) 800 Gb (compressed, assuming
2:1 compression)
Data transfer rate (maximum)
LTO9-300 Mb/sec Native
LTO8-300 Mb/sec Native
LTO M8-300 Mb/sec Native
LTO7-300 Mb/sec Native
LTO6-160 Mb/sec Native
LTO5-140 Mb/sec Native
LTO4-120 Mb/sec Native
LTO3-80 Mb/sec Native
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