Product Description

The IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Drive 3580 combines IBM tape reliability and performance at open systems prices. Features of the new Ultrium 2 models include:

• Data transfer rate more than doubled, up to 35 MB/sec native (up to 70 MB/sec with 2:1 compression)
• Tape capacity doubled, up to 200 GB native per cartridge (400 GB with 2:1 compression)
• SCSI Ultra160 LVD and UltraSCSI HVD attachment
• Enhanced features over Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Ultrium 1 in digital speed matching, power management, channel calibration, filemark writing, internal buffer size, and faster drive speeds
• Adheres to LTO specifications