Updated Mar 13/25

 

LTO DATA DRIVES

mTape LTO7 Thunderbolt w/ YoYotta ID (Mac OS X Version) Bundle- special order
Thunderbolt LTO-7 Archiving Solution

• Desktop Thunderbolt LTO-7 tape drive certified by Apple & Intel
• 6 TB native storage capacity per tape cartridge
• LTO tape has a 30+ year shelf life - Significantly longer than hard drives
• Up to 300 MB/second data transfer rate
• Dual Thunderbolt 2 ports
• Reads and writes to both LTO 6 & 7 tapes, reads LTO 5 tapes
• Compact, portable form-factor
• DC powered - Enables use in any environment
• Free mLogic LTFS Utility for simple drag & drop archiving
• macOS and Windows compatible
• Ships complete with LT0-7 tape, Cleaning tape and Thunderbolt cable          

YoYottaID LTFS Archiving Software

Track assets from production to post. YoYottaID LTFS creates archives to LTO-7 tapes with mTape or mRack. YoYottaID names, formats, mounts and repairs tape archives. YoYottaID remembers the contents of every tape created so later on you can search to find the location of shots. YoYottaID LTFS also enables simultaneous archiving to two LTO-7 tapes for the ultimate in data security.

The software takes advantage of the Linear File Transfer System (LTFS) developed by IBM. LTFS mounts a tape as a volume (hard disk) within OSX. This makes it possible to write and read from the tape as if it were a disk without proprietary software or formatting. All copies are verified using MD5 checksum integrity algorithms.

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INTERNAL LTO DRIVES

Quantum LTO 5 Internal Bare Drive SAS - Call for pricing and availability
Quantum LTO 6 Internal Bare Drive SAS - Call for pricing and availability

These Quantum units fit in the empty 5.25" drive bay slot on a PC tower, and connect to the SAS port either on your motherboard (if applicable) or the internal port of a miniSAS card in your PCIe slot. These are bare drives, and come with no cables. Uses a SFF8482 port with integrated power. 3 year warranty.

EXTERNAL DESKTOP LTO SAS UNITS

 

Bru Edit Bay ArGest Production Desktop LTO-4 SAS - Call for pricing and availability
Comes with one LTO-4 external drive, one LTO-4 tape, one LTO cleaning cassette, Atto H680 miniSAS PCIe card, 1.2m SAS cable, Bru Producer's Edition software, and Producer's Edition tech support for 12 months. 1 Year Warranty.

Quantum TableTop Desktop LTO-5 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with one LTO-5 external drive, one LTO-5 tape, one LTO cleaning cassette, and one SFF8088 miniSAS cable. 3 Year Warranty. NOTE - does not include miniSAS PCIe card, which is additional. We recommend the Atto H680 card.

Bru Edit Bay ArGest Production Desktop LTO-5 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with one LTO-5 external drive, one LTO-5 tape, one LTO cleaning cassette, Atto H680 miniSAS PCIe card, 1.2m SAS cable, Bru Producer's Edition software, and Producer's Edition tech support for 12 months. 1 Year Warranty.

Quantum TableTop Desktop LTO-6 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with one LTO-6 external drive, one LTO-6 tape, one LTO cleaning cassette, and one SFF8088 miniSAS cable. 3 Year Warranty. NOTE - does not include miniSAS PCIe card, which is additional. We recommend the Atto H680 card.

Bru Edit Bay ArGest Production Desktop LTO-6 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with one LTO-6 external drive, one LTO-6 tape, one LTO cleaning cassette, Atto H680 miniSAS PCIe card, 1.2m SAS cable, Bru Producer's Edition software, and Producer's Edition tech support for 12 months. 1 Year Warranty.

BRU ARGEST DESKTOP CUBE LTO SAS UNITS

The orange Bru Cube enclosure has two advantages over the standard external SAS enclosure. One, the fan runs about 30% quieter. Second, there is room for a second LTO drive in the same box, so if you need to add a 2nd LTO drive, it takes up less space.

Bru Edit Bay ArGest Desktop Cube LTO-4 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with one LTO-4 external drive in Bru Cube enclosure (expandable to take another LTO drive if needed), one LTO-4 tape, one LTO cleaning cassette, Atto H680 miniSAS PCIe card, 3m 1-4 fanout SAS cable, Bru Producer's Edition software, and Producer's Edition tech support for 12 months. 1 Year Warranty.

Bru Edit Bay ArGest Desktop Doubler Cube LTO-4 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with two LTO-4 external drives in Bru Cube enclosure, two LTO-4 tapes, one LTO cleaning cassette, Atto H680 miniSAS PCIe card, 3m 1-4 fanout SAS cable, Bru Producer's Edition software, and Producer's Edition tech support for 12 months. 1 Year Warranty.

Bru Edit Bay ArGest Desktop Cube LTO-5 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with one LTO-5 external drive in Bru Cube enclosure (expandable to take another LTO drive if needed), one LTO-5 tape, one LTO cleaning cassette, Atto H680 miniSAS PCIe card, 3m 1-4 fanout SAS cable, Bru Producer's Edition software, and Producer's Edition tech support for 12 months. 1 Year Warranty.

Bru Edit Bay ArGest Desktop Doubler Cube LTO-5 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with two LTO-5 external drives in Bru Cube enclosure, two LTO-5 tapes, one LTO cleaning cassette, Atto H680 miniSAS PCIe card, 3m 1-4 fanout SAS cable, Bru Producer's Edition software, and Producer's Edition tech support for 12 months. 1 Year Warranty.

Bru Edit Bay ArGest Desktop Cube LTO-6 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with one LTO-6 external drive in Bru Cube enclosure (expandable to take another LTO drive if needed), one LTO-6 tape, one LTO cleaning cassette, Atto H680 miniSAS PCIe card, 3m 1-4 fanout SAS cable, Bru Producer's Edition software, and Producer's Edition tech support for 12 months. 1 Year Warranty.

Bru Edit Bay ArGest Desktop Doubler Cube LTO-6 SAS - Call to check pricing and availability
Comes with two LTO-6 external drives in Bru Cube enclosure, two LTO-6 tapes, one LTO cleaning cassette, Atto H680 miniSAS PCIe card, 3m 1-4 fanout SAS cable, Bru Producer's Edition software, and Producer's Edition tech support for 12 months. 1 Year Warranty.

 

HOW DO I CONNECT MY LTO TO MY MAC?

NOTE: External LTO units only can attach by miniSAS, which requires a miniSAS card in a PCIe slot. So what if you have a laptop or desktop that does not have a PCIe slot? If you have a Mac computer with Thunderbolt, you can do it. The various models of Sonnet Echo Express Thunderbolt Expansion Chassis (with different price points and features) will let you do this.

BRU PRODUCER'S EDITION SOFTWARE

If you have an existing LTO drive, you might want to consider Bru Producer's Edition software for Mac OS X.

Bru Producer's Edition 3.0
Single License (plus 12 Months Support) - Call to check pricing and availability
5 License Pack - special order
10 License Pack - special order
25 License Pack - special order
Upgrade from 2.0 to 3.0 (Plus 12 months support) - Call to check pricing and availability

Note: License Pack requires all licenses to be registered to a single end-user company.

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