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Freecom TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS vs Fujitsu Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000

14specifications compared
9differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:Wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:SCSI (LVD/SE)
Data storage type
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:DDS
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:DLT
Form factor
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:5.25"
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:5.25" Half-height
Native capacity
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:20 GB
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:40 GB
Compressed capacity
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:40 GB
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:80 GB
Drive device, buffer size
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:10 MB
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:8 MB
Operating temperature (T-T)
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:5 - 40 °C
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:10 - 40 °C

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Comparison of DAT-40i, Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000
30 specifications	A Freecom TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS Model DAT-40i View product	B Fujitsu Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000 View product
Performance3 differ
Product type	Storage drive	Storage drive
Media type	Tape Cartridge	Tape Cartridge
InterfaceDiffers	Wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD	SCSI (LVD/SE)
Internal	Yes	Yes
Data storage typeDiffers	DDS	DLT
Compression ratio	2:1	2:1
Form factorDiffers	5.25"	5.25" Half-height
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read/write head lifeKnown for one	350.000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250000 h
Storage4 differ
Native capacityDiffers	20 GB	40 GB
Compressed capacityDiffers	40 GB	80 GB
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	10 MB	8 MB
Media types supportedDiffers	12/24 GB (DDS3), 20/40 GB (DDS4), 36/72 GB (DDS5)	DLT
Data transmissionidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	2.75 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5.5 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (compressed)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 MB/s
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 MB/s
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	620 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	10 - 40 °C
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)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Data compressionKnown for one	Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	41.2 x 101.6 x 146 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	ANSI/ISO/ECMA DDS-4 & DDS-3	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsDiffers	USB	1 x Fast Wide SCSI - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68)

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