The 9940 cartridge is able to store up to 60 GB (T9940A) or 200 GB (T9940B) uncompressed. This data cartridge is an extremely low dollar-per-gigabyte media choice. Its high capacity also reduces backup costs and minimizes mounts, improving automation efficiency, and reducing wear on your hardware.
| General Specification: | |
| Product Description | Sun Tape 1/2inch 9840 Cleaning |
| Capacity, native(uncompressed) | 60 GB (T9940 A), 200 GB (T9940B) |
| Tape Speed | Read and write: 2.0 m/sec (79 ips) – T9940A, 2.8 m/sec (95 ips) – T9940B Search and rewind: 11.0 m/sec (440 ips) Formulation: Advanced metal particle (AMP) Coercivity: 1625+/-75 Oersteds (130+/16.0 KA/m) Substrate: Polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) Track-following servo: Factory pre-recorded |
| Archival life | 15–30 years |
| Short-length durability | 80,000 write/read passes minimum |
| Long-length durability | 6,500 write/read passes minimum (361 full file write/read passes minimum) |
| Uncorrected bit error rate | 1×10-18 |
| Loads/unloads | 10,000 minimum |
