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The 43W8478 from IBM

The IBM Half-high LTO Gen 3 SAS Tape Drive delivers enterprise class capacity at an entry LTO Gen 3 price point. The condensed half-height form factor now allows internal installation into standard 5.25-inch HH bays on System x systems.

Take advantage of solid performance, excellent data storage capacity, a high-density form factor, and industry leading LTO backup technology with this half-high LTO Generation 3 SAS Tape Drive.

The drive offers an attractively priced entry offering into LTO technology for mid- to high-end System x server systems requiring high-capacity, high-performance, and high-reliability tape solutions in a 5.25-inch, half-high form factor. Using its onboard hardware data compression feature and assuming a 2:1 compression ratio, this drive can store up to 800 GB compressed per cartridge at a backup rate of up to 120 MB/s.