Freecom USB DAT-160I S-KIT vs Iomega 250 MB Zip Drive

Comparison of USB DAT-160I S-KIT, 250 MB Zip Drive

32 specifications	A Freecom USB DAT-160I S-KITView product	B Iomega 250 MB Zip DriveView product
Performance2 differ
Product type	Storage drive	Storage drive
Media typeDiffers	Tape Cartridge	Zip disk
InterfaceDiffers	SCSI 3 Ultra 160 LVD, USB 2.0	IDE (ATAPI)
Internal	Yes	Yes
Data storage typeKnown for one	DDS	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compression ratioKnown for one	2:1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	5.25"	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeKnown for one	50000 ms	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatKnown for one	ANSI/ECMA DDS-4, DAT 72, DAT 160	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black, White	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1000000 h	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Native capacityKnown for one	80 GB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compressed capacityKnown for one	160 GB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	16 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Total storage capacityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Storage capacityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	250 MB
Data transmissionidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	9.6 MB/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Drive device speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3676 RPM
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	10.3 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	2.25 kg	390 g
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	101.4 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	163.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	25.4 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 40 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data compressionKnown for one	DCLZ	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	181 x 236 x 67 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Write methodsKnown for one	8 mm helical scan	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Seek timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	29 ms
Device read/write media compatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	250 MB / 100 MB

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