Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Freecom LTO drive Tapeware LTO-215I Ultrium HalfHeight 5 25" int. Kit 100-200 vs Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Media type: Tape Cartridge on the Freecom LTO drive Tapeware LTO-215I Ultrium HalfHeight 5 25" int. Kit 100-200, Zip disk on the Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive. Interface: Ultra II SCSI, LVD, Multi Mode on the Freecom LTO drive Tapeware LTO-215I Ultrium HalfHeight 5 25" int. Kit 100-200, IDE (ATAPI) on the Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive. Weight: 1.5 kg on the Freecom LTO drive Tapeware LTO-215I Ultrium HalfHeight 5 25" int. Kit 100-200, 390 g on the Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive.

Media type
- LTO drive Tapeware LTO-215I Ultrium HalfHeight 5 25" int. Kit 100-200:Tape Cartridge
- IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive:Zip disk
Weight
- LTO drive Tapeware LTO-215I Ultrium HalfHeight 5 25" int. Kit 100-200:1.5 kg
- IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive:390 g

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Comparison of LTO drive Tapeware LTO-215I Ultrium HalfHeight 5 25" int. Kit 100-200, IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive
25 specifications	A Freecom LTO drive Tapeware LTO-215I Ultrium HalfHeight 5 25" int. Kit 100-200 View product	B Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive View product
Performance3 differ
Product type	Storage drive	Storage drive
Media typeDiffers	Tape Cartridge	Zip disk
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra II SCSI, LVD, Multi Mode	IDE (ATAPI)
Internal	Yes	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	5.25" Half-height	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatKnown for one	Ultrium Generation 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	TapeWare Software - Backs up server or workstation	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows (NT), NetWare, Linux,MAC OS, Unix, Sun Solaris, Silicon Graphics, IBM AIX	IBM OS/2 4.0; Microsoft Windows 3.1; Microsoft Windows 95; Microsoft Windows 98; Microsoft Windows NT 4.0; MS-DOS 5.0; Microsoft Windows ME; Microsoft Windows 2000
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 h
Storageidentical
Native capacityKnown for one	100 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one	200 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	Metal Particle	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 MB
Data transmissionidentical
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Transfer Rate 7,5 MB/s native,15 MB/s with hardware data compression	Unknown — not stated by the source
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.11 MB/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 Mbit/s
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one	Standby w/o Cartridge 5W, Standby with Cartridge 12W, Operating Average 20W, Operating Peak 35 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.5 kg	390 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163.6 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.4 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	41.45 x 146 x 221 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Integrated Connector (high density 68 pin SCSI, power, jumpers)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 ms
Technical detailsidentical
Average latencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.2 ms

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