Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

Fujitsu 80GB DDS Gen6 vs Fujitsu LTO-5 HH

Key differences

Interface
- 80GB DDS Gen6:USB 2.0
- LTO-5 HH:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Data storage type
- 80GB DDS Gen6:DDS
- LTO-5 HH:LTO
Logical recording format
- 80GB DDS Gen6:DAT160, DAT72, DDS-4
- LTO-5 HH:Ultrium LTO5
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 80GB DDS Gen6:125000 h
- LTO-5 HH:250000 h
Native capacity
- 80GB DDS Gen6:80 GB
- LTO-5 HH:1.5 TB
Compressed capacity
- 80GB DDS Gen6:160 GB
- LTO-5 HH:3 TB
Drive device, buffer size
- 80GB DDS Gen6:16 MB
- LTO-5 HH:256 MB
Drive device, transfer rate
- 80GB DDS Gen6:6.9 MB/s
- LTO-5 HH:140 MB/s

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Comparison of 80GB DDS Gen6, LTO-5 HH
24 specifications	A Fujitsu 80GB DDS Gen6 View product	B Fujitsu LTO-5 HH View product
Performance4 differ
Product type	Storage drive	Storage drive
Media type	Tape Cartridge	Tape Cartridge
InterfaceDiffers	USB 2.0	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Internal	Yes	Yes
Data storage typeDiffers	DDS	LTO
Compression ratio	2:1	2:1
Form factorKnown for one	5.25"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical recording formatDiffers	DAT160, DAT72, DDS-4	Ultrium LTO5
Product colour	Black	Black
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	125000 h	250000 h
Storage3 differ
Native capacityDiffers	80 GB	1.5 TB
Compressed capacityDiffers	160 GB	3 TB
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers	16 MB	256 MB
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LTO 3,4,5 LTO 3,4,5 WORM
Data transmission1 differ
Drive device, transfer rateDiffers	6.9 MB/s	140 MB/s
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	10.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	145 mm	146.1 mm
DepthDiffers	182 mm	206 mm
HeightDiffers	40 mm	41.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1.2 kg	1.41 kg
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 40 °C	10 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 66 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 95%

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