Half-inch and Magstar MP cartridges and tape unit compatibility

The tape units and half-inch and Magstar® MP cartridges compatibility are provided.

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Table 1. Media Type, part number, and capacity
Media Type Part Number Native Capacity
JD Advanced Data 2727263 10 TB (GEN5)
JZ Advanced WORM 2727264 10 TB (GEN5)
JL Advanced Economy 2727265 2 TB (GEN5)
JC Advanced Data 46X7452 7000 GB (GEN5)
4000 GB (GEN4)
JY Advanced WORM 46X7454 7000 GB (GEN5)
4000 GB (GEN4)
JK Advanced Economy 46X7453 900 GB (GEN5)
500 GB (GEN4)
JB Extended Data 23R9830 1600 GB (GEN4)
1000 GB (GEN3)
700 GB (GEN2)
JX Extended WORM 23R9831 1600 GB (GEN4)
1000 GB (GEN3)
700 GB (GEN2)
JA Data 18P7534 640 GB (GEN3)
500 GB (GEN2)
300 GB (GEN1)
JJ Economy 24R0316 128 GB (GEN3)
100 GB (GEN2)
60 GB (GEN1)
JW Worm 18P7538 640 GB (GEN3)
500 GB (GEN2)
300 GB (GEN1)
JR Economy WORM 24R0317 128 GB (GEN3)
100 GB (GEN2)
60 GB (GEN1)
Cleaning cartridge 18P7535  
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Table 2. Read/write capabilities
Tape unit JD/JL/JZ cartridge JC/JK/JY cartridge JB/JX cartridge JA/JJ/JW/JR cartridge
3592-E08 tape unit (GEN5) R/W R/W    
3592-E07 tape unit (GEN4)   R/W R/W R/O
3592-E06 tape unit (GEN3)     R/W R/W
3592-E05 tape unit (GEN2)     R/W R/W
3592-J1A tape unit (GEN1)       R/W
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Tape unit Cartridge part number Capacity Compression Length
3590 05H4434 10 GB 20 GB 30 GB 30 GB 60 GB 90 GB 320 m (1050 ft)
05H3188 20 GB 40 GB 60 GB 60 GB 120 GB 180 GB 634 m (2070 ft)
05H3302
08l6091
3490E 09G4494 800 MB 2.4 GB 335 m (1000 ft)
3480 4479753 200 MB   175 m (575 ft)
3570 05H2462 5 GB 15 GB 547 ft (167 m)
08L6187
08L6663 7 GB 21 GB 227 m (745 ft)
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