1. LTO Cartridge native (uncompressed) capacity, Interchangeability and Maximum tape drive native data transfer speeds
Tape Drive
Operation
Generation 1 cartridge
Generation 2 cartridge
Generation 3 cartridge
Generation 4 cartridge
Generation 5 cartridge
Generation 6 cartridge
Generation 1
Read
15 MB/sec
Write
Generation 2
15 MB/sec+
35 MB/sec
Generation 3
Full high
35 MB/sec+
80 MB/sec
Half High
60 MB/sec
Generation 4
80 MB/sec+
120 MB/sec
Generation 5
140 MB/sec
Generation 6
160 MB/sec
100GB Native
200GB Native
400GB Native
800GB Native
1.5 TB Native
2.5 TB Native
Key: = Not compatible