IBM Tape Drive Comparison
Model Data Transfer Rate Interface Capacity Tracks
Standard Compressed Read Write
3480-B22 3 Mbps Parallel 200 MB   18 18
3490-B04 3 Mbps Parallel / ESCON 200 MB   18 18
3490-B40 3 Mbps Parallel 400 MB 800 MB 18 / 36 36
  9 Mbps [w/ IDRC] ESCON    
3490-C22 3 Mbps Parallel 400 MB 800 MB 18 / 36 36
  6.3 Mbps SCSI    
  9 Mbps ESCON    
3490-C2A 3 Mbps Parallel 400 MB 800 MB 18 / 36 36
  6.3 Mbps SCSI    
  9 Mbps ESCON    
3490-E01 3 Mbps SCSI 5.6 GB 16.8 GB 18 / 36 36
  6.5 Mbps [compressed]      
3490-E11 3 Mbps SCSI 5.6 GB 16.8 GB 18 / 36 36
  6.5 Mbps [compressed]      
3490-F00 3 Mbps SCSI 800 MB 2.4 GB 18 / 36 18 / 36
Table-Top 6.8 Mbps [compressed]    
3490-F01 3 Mbps SCSI 800 MB 2.4 GB 18 / 36 18 / 36
Stand-Alone 6.8 Mbps [compressed]      
3490-F11 3 Mbps SCSI / Parallel / ESCON 800 MB 2.4 GB 18 / 36 18 / 36
Rack-Mount 6.8 Mbps [compressed]    
3490-F1A 3 Mbps SCSI / Parallel / ESCON 2.4 GB   18 / 36 36
3494 Library 6.8 Mbps [compressed]      
3590-B11 9 Mbps ESCON / FICON 10 GB 20 GB 128 128
  27 Mbps [compressed]      
3590-B1A 9 Mbps SCSI / Fibre 10 GB 20 GB 128 128
  27 Mbps [compressed]      
3590-E11 14 Mbps ESCON / FICON 20 GB 40 GB 128 / 256 256
       
3590-E1A 14 Mbps SCSI / Fibre 20 GB 40 GB 128 / 256 256
  40 Mbps [compressed]      
3590-H11 14 Mbps ESCON / FICON 30 GB 90 GB 256 / 384 384
      60 GB [extended] 180 GB [extended]
3590 H1A 14/34/40 Mbps SCSI / Fibre 30 GB 90 GB 256 / 384 384
  34 Mbps [compressed] SCSI 60 GB [extended] 180 GB [extended]
  42 Mbps [compressed] Fibre    
3592-J1A 40 Mbps ESCON / Fibre / FICON 300 GB 900 GB 512 512
3592-E05 100 Mbps ESCON / Fibre / FICON 1 TB 1.5 TB 512 / 896 512 / 896