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Acer AIT-1 Turbo 40/104GB Internal IDE tape drive vs Iomega Bdl 4 x Zip Drive 250MB USB ext Host Pwr

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  • 4specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 1identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

Only the Acer AIT-1 Turbo 40/104GB Internal IDE tape drive has internal. Media type: Tape Cartridge on the Acer AIT-1 Turbo 40/104GB Internal IDE tape drive, Zip disk on the Iomega Bdl 4 x Zip Drive 250MB USB ext Host Pwr. Interface: ATA/ATAPI-6 Ultra DMA mode 5 on the Acer AIT-1 Turbo 40/104GB Internal IDE tape drive, USB on the Iomega Bdl 4 x Zip Drive 250MB USB ext Host Pwr.

  • Media type
    • AIT-1 Turbo 40/104GB Internal IDE tape drive:Tape Cartridge
    • Bdl 4 x Zip Drive 250MB USB ext Host Pwr:Zip disk
  • Interface
    • AIT-1 Turbo 40/104GB Internal IDE tape drive:ATA/ATAPI-6 Ultra DMA mode 5
    • Bdl 4 x Zip Drive 250MB USB ext Host Pwr:USB
  • Internal
    • AIT-1 Turbo 40/104GB Internal IDE tape drive:Yes
    • Bdl 4 x Zip Drive 250MB USB ext Host Pwr:No

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Comparison of AIT-1 Turbo 40/104GB Internal IDE tape drive, Bdl 4 x Zip Drive 250MB USB ext Host Pwr
27 specifications
Performance3 differ
Media typeDiffersTape CartridgeZip disk
InterfaceDiffersATA/ATAPI-6 Ultra DMA mode 5USB
InternalDiffersYesNo
Data storage typeKnown for oneAITUnknown — not stated by the source
Compression ratioKnown for one2.6:1Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one5.25" Half-heightUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one300000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Native capacityKnown for one40 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one104 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one12 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one8mm 230m (+/-MIC)Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 MB
Data transmissionidentical
Burst transfer rateKnown for one66 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one7 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one970 gUnknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source165 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source119 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one146 x 155 x 41.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for oneHelical ScanUnknown — not stated by the source
Recommended mediaKnown for oneAIT-1 TURBO, AIT-E TURBO, AIT-1Unknown — not stated by the source
Seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 ms

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