Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Freecom TapeWare USB DAT-40i vs Lenovo ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Media type
- TapeWare USB DAT-40i:Tape Cartridge
- ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000:Zip disk
Interface
- TapeWare USB DAT-40i:USB 2.0
- ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000:IDE (ATAPI)

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Comparison of TapeWare USB DAT-40i, ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000
19 specifications	A Freecom TapeWare USB DAT-40i View product	B Lenovo ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000 View product
Performance3 differ
Media typeDiffers	Tape Cartridge	Zip disk
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	IDE (ATAPI)
Data storage typeKnown for one	DDS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compression ratioKnown for one	2:1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatKnown for one	ANSI/ISO/ECMA DDS-2, DDS-3, DDS-4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	125000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Yosemite TapeWare Software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows (NT), NetWare, Linux,MAC OS, Unix, Sun Solaris, Silicon Graphics, IBM AIX	Microsoft Windows 95; Microsoft Windows 98; Microsoft Windows 2000; Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
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
Media types supportedKnown for one	DDS-4 (150m), DDS-3 (125m), DDS-2 (120m)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 MB
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 mm
Other featuresidentical
Seek timeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 ms

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