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Freecom TapeWare SDLT-320i vs Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 2identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The Freecom TapeWare SDLT-320i has 150,000 h more mean time between failures (MTBF) than the Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive (250000 h vs 100000 h). The Freecom TapeWare SDLT-320i has 68.89 MB/s more burst transfer rate than the Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive (80 MB/s vs 11.11 MB/s). Media type: Tape Cartridge on the Freecom TapeWare SDLT-320i, Zip disk on the Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive. Interface: LVD ULTRA 2 SCSI on the Freecom TapeWare SDLT-320i, IDE (ATAPI) on the Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive. Weight: 2.38 kg on the Freecom TapeWare SDLT-320i, 390 g on the Lenovo IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive.

  • Media type
    • TapeWare SDLT-320i:Tape Cartridge
    • IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive:Zip disk
  • Interface
    • TapeWare SDLT-320i:LVD ULTRA 2 SCSI
    • IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive:IDE (ATAPI)
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • TapeWare SDLT-320i:250000 h
    • IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive:100000 h
  • Burst transfer rate
    • TapeWare SDLT-320i:80 MB/s
    • IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive:11.11 MB/s
  • Weight
    • TapeWare SDLT-320i:2.38 kg
    • IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive:390 g

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Comparison of TapeWare SDLT-320i, IBM 250MB Zip Internal IDE Drive
36 specifications
Performance3 differ
Product typeStorage driveStorage drive
Media typeDiffersTape CartridgeZip disk
InterfaceDiffersLVD ULTRA 2 SCSIIDE (ATAPI)
InternalYesYes
Data storage typeKnown for oneDLTUnknown — not stated by the source
Compression ratioKnown for one2:1Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one5.25"Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one70000 msUnknown — not stated by the source
Track densityKnown for one1058 tpiUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneBlack, WhiteUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs250000 h100000 h
Tape durabilityKnown for one1000000 pass(es)Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneTapeWareUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIBM 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
Storageidentical
Native capacityKnown for one160 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one320 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for oneDLT1, DLT4Unknown — not stated by the source
Recording densityKnown for one193 kbit/inchUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source250 MB
Data transmission1 differ
Burst transfer rateDiffers80 MB/s11.11 MB/s
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 Mbit/s
Poweridentical
Power requirementsKnown for one+5V, +12VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one27 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers2.38 kg390 g
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source163.6 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source101.4 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 66 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data compressionKnown for oneDLZUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one212.73 x 145.79 x 85.73 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data rateKnown for one16 MB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Seek timeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source29 ms
Technical detailsidentical
Average latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.2 ms

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