LTO Ultrium4 format is aimed at supporting the ever increasing storage capacity requirements, holding 800GB (native) and 1.6TB (compressed) of data on one cartridge. One does not need to compromise performance with the higher capacity, as LTO Ultrium4 brings data transfer rates of 120MB/s (native) and 240MB/s (compressed).

Features of the LTO Ultrium4 data cartridge

• LTO4 achieves massive storage capacity by increasing recording tracks (LTO3: 704 -> LTO4: 896) by utilizing a thinner and longer length tape.
• LTO4 is manufactured with a newly developed fine magnetic particles and a higher thermal stability binder. In order to maximize performance, an improved dispersing technology for the finer magnetic particles was introduced.
• LTO4 also adopts a newly developed thin-layer coating technology and a smoother surface coating process. This allows the LTO4 cartridge to have a low error rate and stable output under various operating conditions.
• LTO4 stable magnetic servo signal writing technology and newly-developed high-rigid and high-accuracy cartridge molding technology, offers the higher reliability required by data backup systems by achieving stable write/read characteristics.