Symply announces world's first TB3 and SAS half-height LTO drives

Symply has announced brand new half-height Thunderbolt 3 and SAS enabled rack LTO drives.

The new drives work with LTO-9 with an 18TB native storage capacity, with 45TB possible with compression. They are part of the SymplyFIRST family of the company's products, and will be suitable for situations where space is at a premium.

• The Symply LTO-9 Half Height is available in the following configurations:-
• SymplyLTO Compact Desktop SAS HH LTO-9 TAA
• SymplyPRO LTO Desktop Thunderbolt 3 & SAS HH LTO-9 TAA
• SymplyDIT LTO Desktop Thunderbolt 3 & SAS HH LTO-9 TAA
• SymplyPRO LTO XTH Desktop Thunderbolt 3 & SAS HH 1xLTO-9 Removable TAA
• SymplyDIT LTO XTH Desktop Thunderbolt 3 & SAS HH 1xLTO-9 Removable TAA
• SymplyPRO LTO 1RU Thunderbolt 3 & SAS HH 1xLTO-9 Removable TAA
• SymplyLTO 1RU SAS HH 1xLTO-9 Removable TAA
• Symply LTO-9 HH Drive upgrade for 1U Rackmount TAA
• Symply LTO-9 HH Drive upgrade for Desktop XTH TAA

The LTO-9 Half Height will ship from December 3rd 2021 and starts from USD $4000 / £3899 / €4599. Visit the Symply website for more information.