Up to 30 GB can be stored using the new LZ1 compression technique. The advanced new Magstar tape drive is designed for up to a 100-fold increase in data integrity. Large capacity means that fewer cartridges are required and automation equipment requirements can be reduced.
High performance can reduce the number of drives required.
Fewer cartridges, less equipment, and smaller automation systems reduce space, power, and acquisition costs. Magstar's metal particle tape media is housed in a cartridge with the same physical size as 3480 cartridges, enabling coexistence in a 3494 tape library together with current media. The high capacity of the media results in fewer tape mounts and fewer cartridges required to store a given amount of data. This translates into less floor space needed for storing cartridges. The ACF can be used in random access mode as a mini-library.