This Single Tape Cartridge Could Theoretically Store Every Song Ever Uploaded to a Major Streaming Platform
TechRadar, Saturday, September 26th, 2026
Fujifilm's new 40TB LTO-10 tape cartridge sells for $494 and can hold roughly 13 million songs.
TechRadar reports that Fujifilm's LTO-10 Ultrium tape cartridge has quietly gone on sale for about $494, offering 40TB of native capacity and up to 100TB when compressed.
The tape can theoretically hold around 13,000,000 songs and supports data transfer rates up to 400MB/s.
The piece frames the launch as proof that tape storage remains competitive with hard drives for data center archival needs despite the rise of cloud and flash storage.