SONY LTO Ultrium Storage Media
Model Name : LTX400G LTX400W LTX200G LTX100G


Performance breakthrough: 800GB compressed capacity with 160MB/s transfer speed
Taking tape materials and coating technology to new heights, LTO3 offers a breakthrough in performance with a massive 400GB native and 800GB compressed maximum storage capacity per cartridge.


Cost savings with even faster data transfer
For quicker backup and cost efficiency, LTO3 offers ultra-high-speed 80MB/s native and 160MB/s compressed data transfer.


High-performance data cartridge
As in LTO1 and LTO2, the LTO3 cartridge incorporates a robust non-contact 4KB IC memory. This not only accelerates file access, but also markedly speeds up cartridge access in library environments.


High-density recording with low error rate
Sony raised S/N ratio further to optimize performance for high-density recording using MR heads. Output is boosted and a variety of noise reduced by employing the latest weather-resistant ultra-fine magnetic material with high packing density on a newly designed base film surface featuring improved smoothness.


Back surface design and new lubricant
Reduced tape thickness is one of the keys to attaining higher storage capacity in the LTO3 cartridge. To assure tape travel stability and optimum winding with this thinner tape, Sony reassessed the back surface design and adopted a suitable lubricant.


Reduced critical tracking errors
The dedicated servo writer that Sony developed for the LTO format provides a high-quality magnetic servo signal, which complements the enhanced performance of the tape itself. The result is significantly improved data writing and reading accuracy.


Powerful Support for Regulatory Compliance: LTO-3 WORM
Influenced by US Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) rules (17a-4f), the trend towards mandatory retention of data on unalterable storage media for an assigned period is increasing worldwide for corporations and government agencies. To help address compliance needs, Sony LTO-3 WORM provides the full storage capacity and transfer-rate performance of the Sony LTO-3 data cartridge in a WORM media format, which prevents data erasure, rewriting and alteration. (WORM:Write Once Read Many) *This cartridge is designed for use specifically with WORM compatible drives that use the LTO Ultrium 3 format.