Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Freecom TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS vs Freecom USB DAT-72i S-Kit

22specifications compared
12differ
10identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Native capacity
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:20 GB
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:36 GB
Compressed capacity
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:40 GB
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:72 GB
Drive device, buffer size
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:10 MB
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:8 MB
Drive device, transfer rate
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:2.75 MB/s
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:3 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rate
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:5.5 Mbit/s
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:6 Mbit/s
Power consumption (typical)
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:9 W
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:7.1 W
Weight
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:620 g
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:950 g
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:5 - 90%
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:5 - 95%

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Comparison of DAT-40i, USB DAT-72i S-Kit
28 specifications	A Freecom TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS Model DAT-40i View product	B Freecom USB DAT-72i S-Kit View product
Performance2 differ
Product type	Storage drive	Storage drive
Media type	Tape Cartridge	Tape Cartridge
InterfaceDiffers	Wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD	USB standard Series B (USB 2.0)
Internal	Yes	Yes
Data storage type	DDS	DDS
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	cCSAus C22.2, No. 60950, TÜV EN60950 (IEC 60950), FCC & CE, C-TICK (AS/NZS CISPR22), VCCI, RRL, BSMI, GOSH, WEEE, RoHs
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ANSI/ISO/ECMA DDS-4 & DAT72
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Linux
Storage4 differ
Native capacityDiffers	20 GB	36 GB
Compressed capacityDiffers	40 GB	72 GB
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	10 MB	8 MB
Media types supportedDiffers	12/24 GB (DDS3), 20/40 GB (DDS4), 36/72 GB (DDS5)	DAT72 (175 m), DDS-4 (150m), DDS-3 (125m)
Data transmission2 differ
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	2.75 MB/s	3 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5.5 Mbit/s	6 Mbit/s
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	9 W	7.1 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	620 g	950 g
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%	5 - 95%
Other features1 differ
Data compression	Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ)	Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	41.2 x 101.6 x 146 mm	145 x 155 x 40 mm
Write methodsKnown for one	ANSI/ISO/ECMA DDS-4 & DDS-3	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O ports	USB	USB

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