The TDK D2406 is an LTO-3 tape. With a native capacity of 400 GB and a compressed capacity of 800 GB, the D2406 LTO-3 tape has an 80 MB/s native transfer and 160 MB/s compressed transfer rate. Similarly, like all other LTO tapes, the D2406 features an LTO-CM (Linear Tape Open – Cartridge Memory) which allows users to view information regarding the cartridge itself (such as usage history or past errors, etc) provided they have an LTO-CM reader or their LTO tape drives come installed with one. The D2406 is compatible with LTO-3 and LTO-4 tape drives and auto-libraries only. The D2406 has no compatibility with LTO-1 and LTO-2 tape drives.