Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Acer Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader vs Acer DDS tape drive

Key differences

Native capacity
- Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader:200 GB
- DDS tape drive:36 GB
Compressed capacity
- Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader:400 GB
- DDS tape drive:72 GB
Media types supported
- Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader:LTO Ultrium-1, LTO Ultrium-2
- DDS tape drive:DAT-72

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Comparison of Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader, DDS tape drive
16 specifications	A Acer Altos LTO2 Tape Autoloader View product	B Acer DDS tape drive View product
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffers	Storage auto loader & library	Storage drive
Media type	Tape Cartridge	Tape Cartridge
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	250000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra160 SCSI
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data storage typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDS
Compression ratioKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2:1
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Storage3 differ
Native capacityDiffers	200 GB	36 GB
Compressed capacityDiffers	400 GB	72 GB
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	3.2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffers	LTO Ultrium-1, LTO Ultrium-2	DAT-72
Data transmissionidentical
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	24MB/s - 48MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	100-127V AC, 100-240V AC / 50-60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	10 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	406 x 610 x 84 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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