Super storage capacity
IDC estimates that enterprise storage is increasing 87% per year! That's why Sony Super DLTtape I media is so important. It represents a major milestone in capacitya single cartridge can hold up to 320 Gigabytes compressed (160 GB native) using SDLT 320 drives. You can also get 220 GB compressed (110 GB native) with SDLT 220 drives. Sony Super DLTtape I can be a major ally in the ongoing effort to keep ahead of storage needs.

Super performance
High capacity means little if a data tape can't support the transfer speeds you'll need. Sony Super DLTtape I media keeps your backup windows small with 32 Megabytes per second compressed transfer speed (16 MBps native) using SDLT 320 drives. Performance with SDLT 220 drives is 22 MBps compressed, 16 MBps native.

Super compatibility
SDLT 320 and SDLT 220 drives also leverage the huge installed base of millions of DLTtape IV cartridges.The drives can offer read-only compatibility with DLTtape IV cartridges written on DLT4000, DLT7000, DLT8000, DLT1 and DLT VS80 drives.

Metal Tape
Sony has won a technical Emmy Award for metal tapetechnology. And the Sony Super DLTtape I cartridge uses anAdvanced Metal Powder coating for high magnetic energy and high data capacity.

Durable Cartridge Shell
Ultra-rugged shell features reinforcing ribs and an internal circular wall.

Rugged Buckle
Because it uses a single-reel cartridge, an SDLT drive needs to grab the free end of the tape and thread it past the read/write heads onto the drive's take up reel. Crucial in this operation is the part that terminates the tape's free end, the buckle. That's why Sony's Super DLTtape I media features an extra rugged buckle.

High-Strength Leader Tape
This further facilitates reliable threading. Store more information in less space.