Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Acer DAT 160 Tape Drive vs Freecom OEM DAT-40i SCSI

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- DAT 160 Tape Drive:Serial ATA
- OEM DAT-40i SCSI:LVD/SE Wide Ultra SCSI-2
Native capacity
- DAT 160 Tape Drive:80 GB
- OEM DAT-40i SCSI:20 GB
Compressed capacity
- DAT 160 Tape Drive:160 GB
- OEM DAT-40i SCSI:40 GB

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Comparison of DAT 160 Tape Drive, OEM DAT-40i SCSI
18 specifications	A Acer DAT 160 Tape Drive View product	B Freecom OEM DAT-40i SCSI View product
Performance1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	LVD/SE Wide Ultra SCSI-2
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ANSI/ECMA DDS-2, DDS-3, DDS-4
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400000 h
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-Windows 2000, 2003, XP -Linux
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Native capacityDiffers	80 GB	20 GB
Compressed capacityDiffers	160 GB	40 GB
Media types supportedKnown for one	DAT-160	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmissionidentical
Backup rate compressed performanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.6 GB/h
Sustained data transfer rate (compressed)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 MB/s
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 MB/s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Size (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.3 cm (5.25")
Other featuresidentical
Recommended mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDS-4, DDS-3, DDS-2

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