Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Freecom TapeWare USB DAT 72i vs Lenovo ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Media type
- TapeWare USB DAT 72i:Tape Cartridge
- ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000:Zip disk
Interface
- TapeWare USB DAT 72i:USB 2.0
- ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000:IDE (ATAPI)

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Comparison of TapeWare USB DAT 72i, ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000
20 specifications	A Freecom TapeWare USB DAT 72i View product	B Lenovo ZIP Drive 250MB IDE int fTP Ultrabay2000 View product
Performance2 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/ECMA DDS, DDS-DC, 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	TapeWare XE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 95; Microsoft Windows 98; Microsoft Windows 2000; Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Storageidentical
Native capacityKnown for one	36 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one	72 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedKnown for one	DDS-GEN5 (170m), DDS-4 (150m), DDS-3 (125m)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 MB
Data transmissionidentical
Burst transfer rateKnown for one	6 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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