Figure 5.2 shows the sustained transfer rate improvement in GB/hour of the IBM Ultrium 2
when compared with the IBM Ultrium 1. The chart shows that the IBM Ultrium 2 can sustain a
higher transfer rate for both Ultrium 2 (Gen2) and Ultrium 1 (Gen1) media.
Figure 5.2: Sustained Transfer Rate (non-compressible data)
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