LT0-2 tape was released in March 2003. LT0-2 tape  has double capacity and transfer speed as compared to lto-1tape. This version of LT0 tape switched to PRML Partial Response Maximum Likelihood encoding. LT0-2 tape has 200 GB native capacity and compressed rate of 400 GB. It has a transfer rate of up to 40 MB/s.

The linear tape open thickness is 8.9 μm, and LT0-2 tape length is 609 m. lto-2 has 512 tracks. The wraps per band are 16 and linear density (bits/mm) is 7398. The LT0-2 tape flexibility allows for a substantial amount of implementation freedom with respect to performance characteristics, form factor, reliability, controllers, and interfaces - while tape cartridges remain interchangeable among LTO Ultrium tape drive.

LTO tape media products and versions are lto-1 tape, lto-2 tape, lto-3 tape, lto-4 tape, lto barcode label, lto cartridge memory reader, lto cleaning cartridge and lto empty case. lto-5 and lto-6 are under development and will be available in future.

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