Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Acer DDS tape drive vs Freecom USB DAT-160 ES

Key differences

Interface
- DDS tape drive:Ultra160 SCSI
- USB DAT-160 ES:USB 2.0
Internal
- DDS tape drive:Yes
- USB DAT-160 ES:No
Native capacity
- DDS tape drive:36 GB
- USB DAT-160 ES:80 GB
Compressed capacity
- DDS tape drive:72 GB
- USB DAT-160 ES:160 GB
Media types supported
- DDS tape drive:DAT-72
- USB DAT-160 ES:DDS-4, DAT-72, DAT-160

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Comparison of DDS tape drive, USB DAT-160 ES
19 specifications	A Acer DDS tape drive View product	B Freecom USB DAT-160 ES View product
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra160 SCSI	USB 2.0
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDS-4, DAT 72, DDS-5, DAT 160, DDS-6
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, TUV, VCCI, C-Tick, BSMI, EN 60950, RRL, IEC 60950, CISPR 22, CSA 22.2 No. 60950, FCC, RoHS
Storage3 differ
Native capacityDiffers	36 GB	80 GB
Compressed capacityDiffers	72 GB	160 GB
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Media types supportedDiffers	DAT-72	DDS-4, DAT-72, DAT-160
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 120/230 V; 50/60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.3 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	181 x 236 x 67 mm

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