Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Freecom TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS vs Freecom LTO 448i S-Kit

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:Wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD
- LTO 448i S-Kit:Ultra 320 SCSI
Data storage type
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:DDS
- LTO 448i S-Kit:LTO
Native capacity
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:20 GB
- LTO 448i S-Kit:200 GB
Compressed capacity
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:40 GB
- LTO 448i S-Kit:400 GB
Drive device, buffer size
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:10 MB
- LTO 448i S-Kit:64 MB
Drive device, transfer rate
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:2.75 MB/s
- LTO 448i S-Kit:24 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rate
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:5.5 Mbit/s
- LTO 448i S-Kit:48 Mbit/s
Power consumption (typical)
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:9 W
- LTO 448i S-Kit:20 W

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Comparison of DAT-40i, LTO 448i S-Kit
29 specifications	A Freecom TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS Model DAT-40i View product	B Freecom LTO 448i S-Kit View product
Performance3 differ
Product type	Storage drive	Storage drive
Media type	Tape Cartridge	Tape Cartridge
InterfaceDiffers	Wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD	Ultra 320 SCSI
Internal	Yes	Yes
Data storage typeDiffers	DDS	LTO
Compression ratio	2:1	2:1
Form factor	5.25"	5.25"
Product colour	Black	Black
Read/write head lifeKnown for one	350.000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	cCSAus Certification to C22.2, No. 60950, TÜV EN60950 (IEC 60950), FCC and CE Declaration of Conformity, C-TICK Approved (AS/NZS CISPR22),VCCI Approved, RRL Approved, BSMI Approved, GOSH Approved, WEEE/ ROHS ready	CSA, TÜV,CE, FCC, NOM, VCCI, C-Tick, RRL, BSMI, GOSH, CB, RoHs, WEEE
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250000 h
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows (NT, 2000, 2003, XP), NetWare, Linux, MAC OS, Unix, Sun Solaris, Silicon Graphics, IBM AIX
Storage3 differ
Native capacityDiffers	20 GB	200 GB
Compressed capacityDiffers	40 GB	400 GB
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	10 MB	64 MB
Media types supportedKnown for one	12/24 GB (DDS3), 20/40 GB (DDS4), 36/72 GB (DDS5)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission2 differ
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	2.75 MB/s	24 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5.5 Mbit/s	48 Mbit/s
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	9 W	20 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	620 g	1.45 kg
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 95%
Other features2 differ
Data compressionDiffers	Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ)	LTO-DC (Enhanced ALDC)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.2 x 101.6 x 146 mm	146 x 203 x 83 mm
Write methodsKnown for one	ANSI/ISO/ECMA DDS-4 & DDS-3	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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