Freecom TapeWare AIT-550i vs Freecom TapeWare AIT-560i

Comparison of TapeWare AIT-550i, TapeWare AIT-560i

27 specifications	A Freecom TapeWare AIT-550iView product	B Freecom TapeWare AIT-560iView product
Performance1 differ
Product type	Storage drive	Storage drive
Media type	Tape Cartridge	Tape Cartridge
InterfaceDiffers	Ultra 160 SCSI LVD/SE	ATA/ATAPI
Internal	Yes	Yes
Form factor	5.25" Half-height	5.25" Half-height
Access time	14000 ms	14000 ms
Product colour	Black	Black
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	300000 h	300000 h
Read/write head life	50000 h	50000 h
Tape durability	30000 pass(es)	30000 pass(es)
Bundled software	TapeWare XE	TapeWare XE
Storage1 differ
Native capacity	80 GB	80 GB
Compressed capacity	208 GB	208 GB
Drive device, buffer size	32 MB	32 MB
Media types supportedDiffers	AIT-Turbo E, AIT-1, AIT-1Turbo, AIT-2, AIT-2Turbo	AIT-Turbo E, AIT-1, AIT-1Turbo, AIT-2Turbo
Recording density	167 kbit/inch	167 kbit/inch
Data transmissionidentical
Burst transfer rate	100 MB/s	100 MB/s
Drive device speed	6400 RPM	6400 RPM
Poweridentical
Power requirements	+5V, +12V	+5V, +12V
Power consumption (typical)	12 W	12 W
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	765 g	765 g
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
Data compression	2.6:1	2.6:1
Dimensions (WxDxH)	146 x 155 x 41.2 mm	146 x 155 x 41.2 mm
Sustained data rate	12 MB/s	12 MB/s

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