| tape type (thickness) | reel diameter: inches / centimetres | tape length: feet / metres |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Tape (1.5 mil / 50 - 52 μm) | 3" / 7.5 cm | 150 ft / 45 m |
| 4" / 10 cm | 300 ft / 90 m |
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| 5" / 13 cm | 600 ft / 180 m | |
| 5¾" / 14.5 cm | 900 ft / 275 m | |
| 7" / 18 cm | 1200 ft / 370 m | |
| 10½" / 26.5 cm | 2400 ft / 730 m | |
| 10½" / 26.5 cm | 2500 ft / 760 m | |
| 12" / 30 cm | 3600 ft / 1100 m | |
| 12½" / 32 cm | 3750 ft / 1150 m | |
| Long Play Tape (1.0 mil / 35 - 36 μm) | 3" / 7.5 cm | 210 ft / 65 m |
| 4" / 10 cm | 450 ft / 135 m | |
| 5" / 13 cm | 900 ft / 275 m | |
| 5¾" / 14.5 cm | 1200 ft / 370 m | |
| 7" / 18 cm | 1800 ft / 550 m | |
| 10½" / 26.5 cm | 3600 ft / 1100 m | |
| 10½" / 26.5 cm | 4200 ft / 1280 m | |
| Double Play Tape (0.5 or 0.75 mil / 25 - 29 μm) | 3" / 7.5 cm | 300 ft / 90 m |
| 4" / 10 cm | 600 ft / 180 m | |
| 5" / 13 cm | 1200 ft / 370 m | |
| 5¾" / 14.5 cm | 1800 ft / 550 m | |
| 7" / 18 cm | 2100 ft / 640m | |
| 7" / 18 cm | 2400 ft / 730 m | |
| 10½" / 26.5 cm | 4800 ft / 1460 m | |
| Triple Play Tape (0.5 mil / 18 μm) | 3" / 7.5 cm | 450 ft / 135 m |
| 4" / 10 cm | 900 ft / 275 m | |
| 5" / 13 cm | 1800 ft / 550 m | |
| 5¾" / 14.5 cm | 2400 ft / 730 m | |
| 7" / 18 cm | 3600 ft / 1100 m |
| tape length: feet / metres | 15⁄16 ips (2.38 cm/s) recording speed | 1 ⅞ ips (4.76 cm/s) recording speed | 3 ¾ ips (9.53 cm/s) recording speed | 7 ½ ips (19.05 cm/s) recording speed | 15 ips (38.1 cm/s) recording speed | 30 ips (76.2 cm/s) recording speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 ft / 45 m | 32 min | 16 min | 8 min | 4 min | 2 min | 1 min |
| 210 ft / 65 m | 45 min | 22 min | 11 min | 6 min | 3 min | 1 min |
| 300 ft / 90 m | 1 hr 4 min | 32 min | 16 min | 8 min | 4 min | 2 min |
| 450 ft / 135 m | 1 hr 36 min | 48 min | 24 min | 12 min | 6 min | 3 min |
| 600 ft / 180 m | 2 hr 8 min | 1 hr 4 min | 32 min | 16 min | 8 min | 4 min |
| 900 ft / 275 m | 3 hr 12 min | 1 hr 36 min | 48 min | 24 min | 12 min | 6 min |
| 1200 ft / 370 m | 4 hr 16 min | 2 hr 8 min | 1 hr 4 min | 32 min | 16 min | 8 min |
| 1800 ft / 550 m | 6 hr 24 min | 3 hr 12 min | 1 hr 36 min | 48 min | 24 min | 12 min |
| 2100 ft / 640 m | 7 hr 28 min | 3 hr 44 min | 1 hr 52 min | 56 min | 28 min | 14 min |
| 2400 ft / 730 m | 8 hr 32 min | 4 hr 16 min | 2 hr 8 min | 1 hr 4 min | 32 min | 16 min |
| 2500 ft / 760 m | 8 hr 52 min | 4 hr 26 min | 2 hr 13 min | 1 hr 7 min | 33 min | 17 min |
| 3600 ft / 1100 m | 12 hr 48 min | 6 hr 24 min | 3 hr 12 min | 1 hr 36 min | 48 min | 24 min |
| 3750 ft / 1150 m | 13 hr 20 min | 6 hr 40 min | 3 hr 20 min | 1 hr 40 min | 50 min | 25 min |
| 4200 ft / 1280 m | 14 hr 56 min | 7 hr 28 min | 3 hr 44 min | 1 hr 52 min | 56 min | 28 min |
| 4800 ft / 1465 m | 17 hr 4 min | 8 hr 32 min | 4 hr 16 min | 2 hr 8 min | 1 hr 4 min | 32 min |