ADIC's Scalar 24 is an outstanding value for IT departments that have outgrown autoloaders. A compact, two-drive library, the Scalar 24 combines enterprise-class features and... more
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Supported Tape Cartridges (Read and Write): Super DLT
Recording Standard: SuperDLT
Data Transfer Rate (native): 16 MBps ( 56.3 GBph )
Data Transfer Rate (compressed): 32 MBps ( 113 GBph )
Average Seek / Access Time: 70 sec
Buffer Size: 64 MB
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces:
SCSI - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68), SCSI LVD/SE - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68)
Management, SCSI LVD/SE - 68 pin HD D-Sub (HD-68)
Manufacturer's product description
ADIC's Scalar 24 is an outstanding value for IT departments that have outgrown autoloaders. A compact, two-drive library, the Scalar 24 combines enterprise-class features and performance with entry-level affordability and ease of use. Ideal for unattended workgroup backup and restore, the Scalar 24 provides the highest performance LTO and SDLT technology available, user-friendly "no-manual" operation, and upgrade options for advanced management and intelligent SAN support. For long-term investment protection, ADIC offers Scalar 24 customers a guaranteed capacity upgrade path within the award-winning line of Scalar libraries.
Miscellaneous
Media Included Qty: 3, 5
MTBF: 100,000 hour(s)
Compliant Standards: FCC Class A certified, EN 60950, EN 61000-3-2, EN55022, ICES-003, VCCI Class A ITE, EN 61000-3-3, CE, FCC Class A certified, TUV, TUV GS, BSMI, CISPR 24, EN 60950, EN 61000-3-2, ICES-003, IEC 825-1/EN 60825-1 class 1, VCCI Class A ITE, EN 61000-3-3, EN55024, EN55022 Class A, CISPR 22
Cables Included: 1 x SCSI cable - 0.3 m
Power
Type: Power supply
Voltage Required: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 3 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - replacement - 3 years, Limited warranty - replacement - 3 years - response time: next business day
Advantages: Stylish, Very Quiet, Ease of Use Disadvantages: None
...This stylish hard drive from Western Digital is one of the simplest electronic things I have bought in years. Just plug it into your USB port, and it does every thing for you, no installing drives off CD's, which on some things I have experienced, can be very time consuming. It is also surprisingly quiet and very stylish and with 320Gb of space theres enough room for thousands of your pictures and music files. This also comes with a Fire Wire cable so transfer of your files is almost instantaneous. The cost is a little higher compared to some of its competitiors, I got mine for £99 from Amazon, but is well worthy of the price tag. I can promise, you wont be disappointed....
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Advantages: Fast spindle speed, large buffer, high capacity, fast data speed Disadvantages: May need SATA interface card
...Upgrading... Everyone does it (eventually).
After upgrading my computer, i decided to get a new hard disk.
Mine was becoming full of stuff, so i had a look to see what i could get.
I know hard drives are now available in stupendously large sizes now (500GB+), but i decided on two of these 160gb drives along with a Highpoint SATA Raid card (gives me a 320gb drive)
With raid, data is written and read across the drives (Raid 0), which speeds up the process by about 50-75%
Installation of the drives / card was done as follows:
1/ Plug the highpoint card into an available pci slot
2/ Plug the SATA cables onto the highpoint card.
3/ Plug one SATA cable into each hard drive
4/ Plug a power cable into the drives
5/ Go into Highpoint cards bios and setup the raid array.
6/ Format drive and install windows.
Once up and running, the speed...
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My little black book Review ofWestern Digital My Book Essential Edition WDG1U3200 320GBby
matties_bitch
Advantages: Holds tonnes of files! Disadvantages: It is quite heavy.
...I decided to buy an external harddrive as I store a lot of music and photographs on my computer and I would like it to be backed up in case my computer breaks and my files are irretrievable.
I decided to start on Amazon.co.uk and searched "external harddrive" on their main page. A number of different models came up - the Western Digital My Book external harddrive came up a few times with different storage sizes - 160GB, 320GB, 500GB etc.
The Western Digital My Book external harddrive stood out next to the others as it looked to be a nice size, it was better looking than most of the others available with its smart black casing and it had more variety of what storage size you can get.
Space
The 320GB harddrive holds up to 90,000 photos or 80,000 songs or 25 hours of film.
The 160GB harddrive holds up to 45,000 photos or 40,000 songs...
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Once I bought the iPhone I was dying for another bite of the Apple. I have a huge and ever expanding collection of music and therefore need a large MP3 player to hold it all on. The iPhone is great, but with a 16GB hard drive it just isn't quite large... more
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I think everyone needs an external hard drive.
The Freecom 160gb Hard drive is excellent value for money and a must if you really do need the additional storage space, or if you wish to back up valuble data.
I never used to consider portable hard... more
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