Sony Stor Station AIT e260 Tape Drive SDX-D7000C

Condition: Very Good. This professional grade AIT tape drive was taken from a working professional recording studio and was in use up to the day it was pulled off of the rack for sale. Model No. SDX-D7000C Product Review & Description As hard drive capacity continues to grow at a dizzying rate, tape drive manufacturers are working hard to stay ahead. Among the latest tape formats is third-generation Advanced Intelligent Tape technology (AIT-3), from Sony Electronics, which you'll find in the Sony SDX-D700C tape drive. The drive boasts fast througHPut, 100GB native capacity per cartridge, and a claimed 260GB compressed capacity. That's an enormous amount of storage for a single cartridge, especially one that is about the size of a thick cassette tape. AIT-3 gets its high capacity in part from helical-scan recording, which is known for offering high data densities. The technology gets another boost from using Advanced Lossless Data Compression (originally developed by IBM), which offers a claimed 2.6-to-1 compression ratio instead of the more common 2-to-1. Another welcome touch is a 64K chip in each cartridge that stores the tape log, so the drive can find the location of files by reading the chip. The payoff is a claimed average access time of under 27 seconds. Setup is simple: Just plug the cable in and go. The SDX-D700C comes without backup software but includes a utility for copying from non-AIT drives to the SDX-D700C, which makes an upgrade more convenient. (The drive is compatible with both earlier AIT formats.) We used an Adaptec 29160 SCSI card and Computer Associate's BrightStor ARCserve 2000 backup software running on Windows 2000 Server. FEATURES High Capacity Tape Storage The Sony SDX-D700C delivers up to 260 GB of data storage (with 2.6:1 compression) in a compact 3.5-inch form factor. Fast Data Transfer Rates Sony AIT-3 drives offer fast data transfer rates of 12.0 MB/s native and 24 MB/s with 2.0:1 compression for today's most demanding data storage environments. Backward Compatibility AIT-3 drives are fully backward-compatible with both AIT-2 tape media (36 GB and 50 GB data cartridges), and AIT-1 media (25 GB and 35 GB data cartridges). Backward compatibility ensures investment protection in the valuable data you already have stored on older AIT tape cartridges. High Reliability Sony AIT drives incorporate a redesigned head geometry that reduces head / tape pressure, delivering up to 50,000 hours of head life. The built-in Super Head Cleaner™ mechanism results in an industry leading MTBF rating of 400,000 POH. Remote Memory-In-Cassette (R-MIC) A 64 kbit memory chip embedded into the data cartridge provides high speed file location and file access. SPECIFICATIONS Drive Type External SCSI AIT-3 Model Number SDX-D700C and SDX-D700BM Interface Ultra 160 Wide SCSI Single-ended / Low Voltage Differential 68-Pin Connector Linear Recording Density 155,000 BPI Recording Block Length Variable or Fixed Length Blocks Capacity 100 GB (native), 260 GB (with 2.6:1 compression) Sustained Transfer Rate 12 MB/s (native), 24 MB/s (compressed) Burst Transfer Rate 160 MB/s (synchronous, maximum) Media Load Time (Avg) 10 seconds (with memory-in-cassette) Access Time (Avg) 27 seconds (with memory-in-cassette) Search Speed 122 inches/s (max) Rewind Speed 122 inches/s (max) Buffer Size 18 MB Uncorrectable Error Rate Less than 10-17 bits MTBF 400,000 POH hours at 100% duty cycle R/W Head Life (Avg) 50,000 tape contact hours Media Uses (Avg) 30,000 end-to-end passes Operating Temperature 40°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C) Storage Temperature -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C) Operating Humidity 30% to 80% (non-condensing) Power Requirements AC 100 to 200V / 220 to 240V Power Consumption 21 watts (average) Dimensions (WxHxD) 7.44 x 2.28 x 10.31 in (189 x 57.9 x 261.9 mm) Weight 4 lb 14 oz (2.2 kb) Requires: SCSI-2 connection (Ultra 160 Wide SCSI LVD/SE recommended), backup software Some users have reported issues when trying to recover from first generation AIT tapes.

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