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There's a lot of talk about whether to stay with DLT or to migrate to competing tape formats. A more plebeian concern is what kind of DLT tape cartridge to purchase? The following table highlights some of the major differences between the DLT tape cartridges.
Prices pulled from http://www.totalmedia.com
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| COMPANY |
CAPACITY, NATIVE, COMPRESSED (DRIVE TYPE) |
TRANSFER RATE (NATIVE COMPRESSED) |
COLOR |
TAPE TYPE |
ARCHIVAL STORAGE |
DURABILITY(AVERAGE HEAD PASSES) |
AVERAGE PRICE PER CARTRIDGE |
| SuperDLT tape 1 |
110GB, 220GB (SDLT 220) |
11MB/s 22MB/s |
Green |
Advanced Metal Powder |
> 30 years |
1,000,000 |
$132.33 |
| DLT tape IV |
40GB, 80GB (DLT 8000) |
6MB/s 12MB/s |
Black |
Metal Powder |
> 30 years |
1,000,000 |
$61.09 |
| DLT tape IIIxt |
15GB, 30GB (DLT 8000) |
1.25MB/s 2.5MB/s |
White |
Metal Powder |
> 30 years |
1,000,000 |
$35.81 |
| DLT tape III |
10GB, 20GB (DLT 8000) |
1.5MB/s 3.0MB/s |
Gray |
Metal Powder |
> 20 years |
500,000 |
$30.40 |
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