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IBM 3592 Tape Cartridge

High-capacity tape media designed for reliability

  
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   Cartridge capacities when used with
3592 J1A Tape Drives 		Tape Cartridge capacities when
used with TS1120 Tape Drives
Cartridge type JJ/JR JA/JW JJ/JR JA/JW JB/JX
Native capacity 60 GB 300 GB 60 GB
100 GB 		300 GB
500 GB 		700 GB
Open System capacity (2:1 compression) 120 GB 600 GB 120 GB
200 GB 		600 GB
1.0 TB 		1.4 TB
System z capacity (3:1 compression) 180 GB 900 GB 180 GB
300 GB 		900 GB
1.5 TB 		2.1 TB
Characteristics
Long-length durability 300 full file passes
Short-length durability 40,000 cycles at ambient
Load/unload 20,000 load, unload, and initialization cycles
Estimated archive life Up to 30 years
Warranty 10 years
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 24.5 mm H x 109 mm W x 125 mm D (0.97 in x 4.3 in x 4.9 in)
Weight 239 g (8.4 oz)
Tape length 2001 Ft nominal (610m)
JB/JX 2706 Ft nominal (825m)
Operating environment
Temperature 16° to 32° C (60° to 90° F)
Relative humidity 20% to 80%
Wet bulb maximum 23° C (73.4° F)
Safety characteristics
Toxicity Non-hazardous to human health in anticipated use
Flammability Self-extinguishing per UL94



 
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