Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Freecom TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS vs Lenovo Iomega 750MB USB 2.0 Zip Drive

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Media type
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:Tape Cartridge
- Iomega 750MB USB 2.0 Zip Drive:Zip disk
Interface
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:Wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD
- Iomega 750MB USB 2.0 Zip Drive:USB 2.0
Internal
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:Yes
- Iomega 750MB USB 2.0 Zip Drive:No
Weight
- TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS:620 g
- Iomega 750MB USB 2.0 Zip Drive:386 g

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Comparison of DAT-40i, Iomega 750MB USB 2.0 Zip Drive
30 specifications	A Freecom TapeWare DAT DAT-40i Storage drive Tape Cartridge DDS Model DAT-40i View product	B Lenovo Iomega 750MB USB 2.0 Zip Drive View product
Performance3 differ
Product type	Storage drive	Storage drive
Media typeDiffers	Tape Cartridge	Zip disk
InterfaceDiffers	Wide Ultra2 SCSI LVD	USB 2.0
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Data storage typeKnown for one	DDS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compression ratioKnown for one	2:1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	5.25"	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Storageidentical
Native capacityKnown for one	20 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one	40 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	10 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	12/24 GB (DDS3), 20/40 GB (DDS4), 36/72 GB (DDS5)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 MB
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
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	620 g	386 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	109 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	171 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
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)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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 portsKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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