Imation 9940 1/2 inch (41335) 60/240GB Black Watch Data Tape Cartridge for Imation T9940 / T9940B Drive

Imation 9940 1/2 inch (41335) 60/240GB Black Watch Data Tape Cartridge

High capacity, high performance

Your data storage needs are growing and so are your storage options. Find a balance between high capacity and performance, and low cost of ownership with Imation Black Watch? 9940 Half-Inch Tape Cartridges.

This media is designed for data-intensive storage applications such as archive, backup, and disaster recovery with up to 200GB of native capacity in a single-reel 34 form factor cartridge.

Exclusively co-developed with StorageTek, the Black Watch 9940 tape cartridge packs 60GB (typically 120?FCo240GB compressed) capacity into a single-reel, familiar 3480 form factor. When using the StorageTek T9940B drive, this same cartridge offers 200GB (typically 400?FCo600GB compressed) native capacity and a native transfer rate of 30MB/second.

Based on StorageTek?FCOs 9840 access-centric platform, the industry?FCOs most rapidly adopted half-inch tape technology, the 9940 system leverages many of 9840?FCOs proven media and drive components. Designed for data-intensive storage applications such as archive, backup and disaster recovery, the 9940 system includes SCSI, ESCON and Fibre Channel connectivity. With the ability to co-exist with other StorageTek drives, the 9940 system means optimum flexibility in managing multiple and existing applications.

Imation?FCOs industry-leading media technology offers superior reliability in the Black Watch 9940 cartridge, including proprietary backcoating for durability and servo writing for precision tracking. The 9940 cartridge is the first 200GB enterprise class cartridge available. And because of Imation?FCOs co-development with StorageTek, 9940 media and drives are perfectly matched to meet your capacity-intensive data storage needs.

For those who value capacity plus performance, multiple connectivity options and a low cost of ownership, T9940 capacity-centric technology is the solution.

Features

• Exclusively co-developed with StorageTek
• 60GB native capacity when used with the T9940A drive (up to 240GB compressed)
• 200GB native capacity when used with the T9940B drive (up to 400GB compressed)
• 9940 system includes SCSI, ESCON & fibre channel connectivity
• Provides optimum flexibility in managing multiple & existing applications