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IBM Tape Solutions

At Tekmart Africa, we specialize in providing IBM Tape Drive Parts to meet your data storage needs. Tape drives are essential data storage devices that read and write information on magnetic tape. Known for their cost-efficiency and long-term archival stability, magnetic tape storage is a reliable solution for offline and archival data storage.

Unlike hard disk drives, which offer direct access storage, tape drives offer sequential access, meaning they read data in a continuous stream. While hard drives can quickly move to any location on the disk in mere milliseconds, tape drives must physically wind the tape between reels to access specific data. This results in slower average seek times. However, once the desired position is reached, tape drives can transfer data at high speeds. For instance, by 2010, Linear Tape-Open (LTO) technology supported continuous data transfer rates of up to 140 MB/s, competing with hard drives in terms of performance.

Tape drives can be connected to computers through various interfaces, including SCSI (the most common), Fibre Channel, SATA, USB, FireWire, and FICON. When paired with autoloaders and tape libraries, these drives can automatically load, unload, and store multiple tapes, significantly increasing the amount of data stored and minimizing the need for manual intervention.

Let Tekmart Africa help you maintain a reliable, cost-effective, and scalable data storage solution with our high-quality IBM tape drive parts. Browse our Catalog Now!

02XV425 IBM 3573 TS3100/TS3200 System Ultrium 8 HH FC Drive


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IBM 3573 TS3100/TS3200 System Ultrium 8 HH FC Drive Part #: 02XV425 / 01PL362  Brand: IBM Part #: 02XV425 Alt. Part #: 01PL362 ... more info

08L9153 IBM Ultrium Tape Cleaning Cartridge


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IBM Ultrium Tape Cleaning Cartridge Part #: 08L9153 / 35L2086  Brand: IBM Part #: 08L9153  Alt. Part #: 35L2086 ... more info

3573-L2U IBM TS3100 24-Slot Tape Library w/2 x IBM LTO5 Drives


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IBM TS3100 24-Slot Tape Library w/2 x IBM LTO5 Drives Part #: 3573-L2U  Brand: IBM Part #: 3573-L2U Alt. Part #: 3573-L2U ... more info

35P1982 IBM TS3100/TS3200 LTO6 Fibre HH Tape Drive


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IBM TS3100/TS3200 LTO6 Fibre HH Tape Drive Part #: 35P1982 / 35P1897 Brand: IBM Part #: 35P1982 Alt. Part #: 35P1897 Specs:- ... more info

46X1290 IBM LTO-5 Ultrium 1.5 TB/3.0 TB Data Cartridge Tape


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IBM LTO-5 Ultrium 1.5 TB/3.0 TB Data Cartridge Tape Part #: 46X1290 Brand: IBM Part #: 46X1290  Alt. Part #: 46X1290 Specs:- ... more info

46X2478 IBM TS3200 Library Ultrium 5-H LTO-5 SAS Tape Drive

R18,363.82
IBM TS3200 Library Ultrium 5-H LTO-5 SAS Tape Drive Part #: 46X2478  Brand: IBM Part #: 46X2478 Alt. Part #: 46X1939 Specs:- ::... more info

M69TX Dell LTO-5 HH V2 Dual SAS Tape Drive 46X5687

R13,381.36
Dell LTO-5 HH V2 Dual SAS Tape Drive Part #: M69TX / 46X5687 / 0M69TX / 00N70 / VD8MG  Brand: Dell Part #: M69TX Alt. Part... more info

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