Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Freecom USB DAT-72i S-Kit vs Fujitsu Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.

12specifications compared
8differ
4identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Data storage type
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:DDS
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:VXA
Form factor
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:5.25"
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:5.25" Half-height
Native capacity
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:36 GB
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:160 GB
Compressed capacity
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:72 GB
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:320 GB
Weight
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:950 g
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:1 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- USB DAT-72i S-Kit:145 x 155 x 40 mm
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:146 x 203 x 42 mm

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Comparison of USB DAT-72i S-Kit, Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.
26 specifications	A Freecom USB DAT-72i S-Kit View product	B Fujitsu Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.View product
Performance3 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB standard Series B (USB 2.0)	SCSI
Data storage typeDiffers	DDS	VXA
Form factorDiffers	5.25"	5.25" Half-height
Logical recording formatKnown for one	ANSI/ISO/ECMA DDS-4 & DAT72	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	cCSAus C22.2, No. 60950, TÜV EN60950 (IEC 60950), FCC & CE, C-TICK (AS/NZS CISPR22), VCCI, RRL, BSMI, GOSH, WEEE, RoHs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Native capacityDiffers	36 GB	160 GB
Compressed capacityDiffers	72 GB	320 GB
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffers	DAT72 (175 m), DDS-4 (150m), DDS-3 (125m)	VXA
Data transmissionidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	3 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustained data transfer rate (compressed)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 MB/s
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 MB/s
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	7.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	950 g	1 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
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 features1 differ
Data compressionKnown for one	Lempel-Ziv (DCLZ)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	145 x 155 x 40 mm	146 x 203 x 42 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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