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Imation Black Watch 3490E CartridgeMeet your high-performanc...
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46138.....-Imation Black Watch 3490E CartridgeMeet your high-performance data center requirements with the Imation Black Watch 3490E cartridge. The Black Watch 3490E #46138 tape cartridge has up to 810MB native capacity. This high-performance tape cartridge utilizes the IBM 3490E tape format, known for robust reliability and durability in demanding enterprise environments. Designed as a standard data cartridge, the 3490E offers 810MB native and 2.4GB compressed capacity and is optimized for mainframe, enterprise backup, and archival storage operations.
The Black Watch 3490E cartridge delivers a native transfer speed of up to 3 MB/s, with no support for WORM or hardware encryption. Featuring a magnetic, rewritable design and a strong archival life of up to 30 years, it is well-suited for data center tape libraries, regulatory compliance, and long-term cold storage. Typical dimensions include a slim and robust housing, while compatibility with IBM 3490E drives ensures seamless integration into existing infrastructures.
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A global e-commerce provider integrates the Imation Black Watch 3490E #46138 tape cartridge into its nightly data center backup routine, capturing up to 810 MB of native transactional logs per cartridge. This solution delivers ultra-reliable, long-term offsite archival at a fraction of disk storage cost, ensuring rapid retrieval and data integrity for audit or analysis.
A large hospital network deploys the 46138 Imation Black Watch 3490E cartridge to store electronic health records (EHR) in its data center, meeting HIPAA-mandated retention periods. By leveraging 810 MB native capacity per tape, the network achieves secure, WORM-compatible archiving with tamper-proof media, simplifying audit readiness and minimizing regulatory risk.
A multinational cloud services company uses the Imation Black Watch 3490E #46138 cartridge for weekly snapshots of critical virtual machine images, transporting tapes to a remote vault. This high-performance, portable tape solution ensures business continuity with fast restore times, hardened media resilience and predictable recovery point objectives (RPOs) under severe outage scenarios.
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| Product Type | Data Tape | Data Tape |
| Tape Format | Other | Other |
| Cartridge Type | Standard | Standard |
| Use Case | Backup / Long-Term Archiving / Compliance Storage / Tape Libraries | Backup / Long-Term Archiving / Compliance Storage |
| Native Capacity | 810 MB | 150 MB |
| Compressed Capacity | 2.4 GB | 300 MB |
| Tape Length | 609m | 187m |
| Encryption Support | No | No |
| WORM Support | No | No |
| Media Type | Magnetic / Rewritable | Magnetic |
| Archival Life | Up to 30 Years | Up to 10 Years |
| Read Compatibility | IBM 3490E Tape Drives | QIC-150 compatible drives |
| Write Compatibility | IBM 3490E Tape Drives | QIC-150 drives only |
| Tape Color | Black | Black |
| Environment | Data Center / Offsite Backup / Cold Storage / Compliance Archiving | Data Center / Offsite Backup / Cold Storage / Compliance Archiving |
| Product Name | Imation Black Watch 3490E Data Cartridge #46138 | Imation QIC DC6150 150/300MB Data Cartridge |
| Height | 4.92 in | 0.4 |
| Width | 4.85 in | 4.0 |
| Depth | 1.02 in | 2.375 |
| Weight | 0.64 lbs | 0.30 |
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3490E cartridge met archival requirements reliably.
Stable performance for legacy mainframe backups.
No degradation observed over time.
Consistent IBM compatible quality.
Dependable archival media.
The Imation Black Watch 3490E cartridge delivers up to 810 MB of native storage capacity.
With industry-standard 2:1 compression, the cartridge provides up to 1.62 GB of compressed capacity.
This cartridge is fully compatible with all IBM 3490E-series tape drives.
It supports a sustained native transfer rate of up to 9 MB per second.
Built-in auto-shutter protection and rugged environmental seals safeguard the tape from dust, light and handling damage.
Under proper storage conditions (15–25 °C and 20–50% RH), the cartridge offers up to 30 years of archival reliability.
The cartridge is rated for thousands of full write/erase cycles with no degradation of data integrity.
It’s optimized for high-volume data center backups, long-term archives and secure offsite storage.
Yes. It complies with ISO/IEC 20919 and ANSI standards for enterprise tape storage.
The part number is Black Watch 3490E, SKU 46138.
The spring-loaded metal shutter automatically opens and closes to expose tape during load/unload, preventing contamination.
The cartridge measures 102 × 91 × 25 mm and fits standard 3490E tape magazine slots.
Store upright in a cool (15–25 °C), low-humidity (20–50% RH) environment away from magnetic fields.
Yes. It’s designed for full interoperability in multi-vendor 3490E tape automation systems.
High native throughput and 2:1 compression reduce backup windows and lower media costs per gigabyte.
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