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Fujitsu Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000 vs Fujitsu Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The Fujitsu Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int. has 120 GB more native capacity than the Fujitsu Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000 (160 GB vs 40 GB). The Fujitsu Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int. has 240 GB more compressed capacity than the Fujitsu Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000 (320 GB vs 80 GB). The Fujitsu Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int. has 12 MB/s more sustained data transfer rate (compressed) than the Fujitsu Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000 (24 MB/s vs 12 MB/s). Interface: SCSI (LVD/SE) on the Fujitsu Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000, SCSI on the Fujitsu Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.. Data storage type: DLT on the Fujitsu Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000, VXA on the Fujitsu Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int..

Interface
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:SCSI (LVD/SE)
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:SCSI
Data storage type
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:DLT
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:VXA
Native capacity
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:40 GB
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:160 GB
Compressed capacity
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:80 GB
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:320 GB
Media types supported
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:DLT
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:VXA
Sustained data transfer rate (compressed)
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:12 MB/s
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:24 MB/s
Sustained data transfer rate (native)
- Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000:6 MB/s
- Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.:12 MB/s

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Comparison of Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000, Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.
20 specifications	A Fujitsu Tape Drive 40GB int SCSI DLT8000 View product	B Fujitsu Tape Kit VXA-320 160GB 12MB/s int.View product
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffers	SCSI (LVD/SE)	SCSI
Data storage typeDiffers	DLT	VXA
Access timeKnown for one	60 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	250000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Native capacityDiffers	40 GB	160 GB
Compressed capacityDiffers	80 GB	320 GB
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media types supportedDiffers	DLT	VXA
Data transmission2 differ
Sustained data transfer rate (compressed)Differs	12 MB/s	24 MB/s
Sustained data transfer rate (native)Differs	6 MB/s	12 MB/s
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x Fast Wide SCSI - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146 x 203 x 42 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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