Legacy Tape Drives
Refurbished 3490 Tape Drives are available from Sunstar in a variety of models as indicated below. Our complete 3490 tape drive sub-systems includes; software, cables & SCSI controller suited for your platform. 3490 Tape Drives read and write to 18 and 36 Tracks.
In addition we repair defective 3490 tape drives and we can assist you with data conversion needs.
Introduced in 1991. Its 36-track head was able to record 800 megabytes of data on a single tape. The IDRC option allowed it to record up to 2400 megabytes on a single extended tape.
| Model | Description |
| DEC TKZ60, TKZ61, TKZ62, TKZ64 | 3480/3490/3490E |
| FUJITSU M1016BDE | SCSI -DIFF TAPE CONTROLLER (CMPR) |
| FUJITSU M2481 | 3480 1.5MB/S |
| FUJITSU M2483K/M2485K | SCSI – 2 3.0MB/S RACKMOUNT/DESKTOP |
| FUJITSU M2481S02E | 3490 DUAL DRIVE TABLE TOP (CMPR) |
| JVC (Victor Data Systems) 8436 | 3490 3.0MB/S |
| M4 DATA M490E | 3480 3490 3490E |
| MP SYSTEMS 8418 | 3480 3.0MB/S WITH COMPRESSION 4.5MB/S |
| TANDEM 5190ACL | 18 TRACK TAPE CARTRIDGE SUBSYSTEM, ACL EQUIPPED CRU |
| TANDEM 5191ACL | 18 TRACK TAPE CARTRIDGE SUBSYSTEM, ACL EQUIPPED CRU, PACKAGED IN MSS MODULE |
| UNISYS CTS9840 | 20/80GB 3480/3490E SCSI/FC |
| FUJITSU M1016BE | SCSI TAPE CONTROLLER (CMPR) |
| FUJITSU M1017BDE | SCSI – DIFF TAPE CONTROLLER (CMPR) |
| FUJITSU M2483H/M2485H | 3490 3.0MB/S |
| FUJITSU M2488 | 3480 / 3490 3490E 3.0MB/S (HD) 36 TRACK |
| IBM 3490E Model F | 3490 9.0MB/S |
| JVC (Victor Data Systems) 8436F | 3490 6.0MB/S |
| M4 DATA M490L | 3490 AUTO LIBRARY |
| MP SYSTEMS MP 8436 | 3480 3490 3490E, 3.5.5/9.0MB/SEC |
| TANDEM 5190 | 18 TRACK TAPE CARTRIDGE SUBSYSTEM, CRU ONLY |
| TANDEM 5191 | 18 TRACK TAPE CARTRIDGE SUBSYSTEM, CRU ONLY, PACKAGED IN MSS MODULE |