Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Acer AIT Tape Drive vs Acer Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader

Key differences

Native capacity
- AIT Tape Drive:80 GB
- Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader:200 GB
Compressed capacity
- AIT Tape Drive:208 GB
- Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader:400 GB
Media types supported
- AIT Tape Drive:AIT-2
- Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader:LTO Ultrium-1, LTO Ultrium-2

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Comparison of AIT Tape Drive, Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader
16 specifications	A Acer AIT Tape Drive View product	B Acer Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader View product
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Storage drive	Storage auto loader & library
Media type	Tape Cartridge	Tape Cartridge
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250000 h
InterfaceKnown for one	Ultra160 SCSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data storage typeKnown for one	AIT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compression ratioKnown for one	2.6:1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Native capacityDiffers	80 GB	200 GB
Compressed capacityDiffers	208 GB	400 GB
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 TB
Media types supportedDiffers	AIT-2	LTO Ultrium-1, LTO Ultrium-2
Data transmissionidentical
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24MB/s - 48MB/s
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-127V AC, 100-240V AC / 50-60Hz
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 kg
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	406 x 610 x 84 mm

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