Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

HP LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite vs HP RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station

Key differences

Media type
- LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite:Tape Cartridge
- RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station:RDX cartridge
Interface
- LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Internal
- LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite:Yes
- RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station:No
Data storage type
- LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite:LTO
- RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station:RDX
Product colour
- LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite:Black
- RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station:Grey
Native capacity
- LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite:400 GB
- RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station:2 TB
Compressed capacity
- LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite:800 GB
- RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station:4 TB
Width
- LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite:449.6 mm
- RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station:193 mm

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Comparison of LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite, RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station
16 specifications	A HP LTO-3 Ultrium 920 SAS Internal Tape Drive/TVlite View product	B HP RDX USB 3.0 External Docking Station View product
Performance5 differ
Product type	Storage drive	Storage drive
Media typeDiffers	Tape Cartridge	RDX cartridge
InterfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Data storage typeDiffers	LTO	RDX
Compression ratio	2:1	2:1
Form factorKnown for one	5.25" Half-height	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Storage2 differ
Native capacityDiffers	400 GB	2 TB
Compressed capacityDiffers	800 GB	4 TB
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	449.6 mm	193 mm
DepthDiffers	309.9 mm	286 mm
HeightDiffers	289.6 mm	149 mm
WeightDiffers	9.98 kg	1.4 kg
Data transmissionidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 MB/s

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