Product comparison · 2 backup storage devices

HP LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive vs HP RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System

Key differences

Media type
- LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive:Tape Cartridge
- RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System:RDX cartridge
Interface
- LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Internal
- LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive:Yes
- RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System:No
Data storage type
- LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive:LTO
- RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System:RDX
Compression ratio
- LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive:2.5:1
- RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System:2:1
Native capacity
- LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive:2.5 TB
- RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System:2 TB
Compressed capacity
- LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive:6.25 TB
- RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System:4 TB

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Comparison of LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive, RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System
16 specifications	A HP LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 Internal Tape Drive View product	B HP RDX 2TB USB3.0 External Disk Backup System 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 ratioDiffers	2.5:1	2:1
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Native capacityDiffers	2.5 TB	2 TB
Compressed capacityDiffers	6.25 TB	4 TB
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmissionidentical
Drive device, transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 MB/s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	193 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	286 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	149 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4 kg

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