Freecom's high performance LTO 4-tape drive sets new standards for security, capacity, performance and reliability. Compatible with LTO Ultrium 2 and LTO Ultrium 3 tape drives,... more
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Data Transfer Rate (native): 120 MBps ( 432 GBph )
Data Transfer Rate (compressed): 240 MBps ( 864 GBph )
Average Seek / Access Time: 53 sec
Buffer Size: 136 MB
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 10 °C
Max Operating Temperature: 40 °C
Humidity Range Operating: 20 - 80%
Manufacturer's product description
Freecom's high performance LTO 4-tape drive sets new standards for security, capacity, performance and reliability. Compatible with LTO Ultrium 2 and LTO Ultrium 3 tape drives, Freecom's newest generation LTO Ultrium tape drive delivers a native capacity of 800 GB on a single cartridge and a blistering native transfer rate of up to 240 MB/s. Freecom LTO Ultrium 4's tape drive based AES 256-bit encryption capability adds a strong measure of security to data stored on LTO Ultrium tape media without the performance degradation associated with host based encryption or the expense and management complexity of a dedicated appliance. Interface includes Ultra 320 SCSI.
Advantages: Simple Setup, great value for money Disadvantages: Win 2000/XP/Vista only - not for Win 98/ME
...I have previously purchased a Freecom 500 GB external drive drive and have been very happy with it's performance and reliability. So when the drive started to become 80% full it was time to look for some additional storage. I saw the new Freecom1TB drive on Amazon and given my previous good experiences purchased one straight away. It arrived this morning (Tuesday) having ordered in the previous Friday, and all of this post free.
For anyone that hasn't bought a Freecom external hard drive before, you get a very stylish drive unit, power adapter, leads and installation disk. Installing (in my case) took less than 5 minutes, most of the time was spent unpacking the pieces.
Simply attached the usb lead, power pack and switched on. Instantly recognised by the Windows XP operating system as the next drive letter.
The unit is virtually...
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...of DDS (Four flavours) which is a small 4mm tape, 8MM and DLT which looks very like a fat LTOtape (There are a few others but these were the main players).
While the above are still in use this is mainly due to the high cost of LTO.
If LTO is so expensive then why bother with it? Because it does all of the above very, very well. According to datasheets each tape SHOULD last up-to 250,000 hours before failing (MTBF, Meantime Between Failures) which is the same as DLT IV (Nearest rival) but the head life is double the DLT at 60,000 hours. This means, in theory, your tape should last twice as long.
An LTOtape can be written to at rates of 20-30MB per Second. This is very quick meaning that large amounts of data (I.E. Up-to 200GB) can be backed up very quickly (DLT Manages 6MB per Second).
Size:
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An LTOtape is 4.1 x 4.0 x 0.8 in. (105...
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Advantages: Build quality, good brand, lots of connection choices Disadvantages: Medium speed
...sensible choice. If it comes down to brand, then you cannot go far wrong with a manufacturer that has been around for so long. If you need 500GB or more of storage (this particular drive from the professional series goes up to 750GB with the triple interface, or 1.5TB with eSATA and USB2 interface), then this drive should definitely be on your shortlist.
Note: I am the original writer of this review on www.geekanoids.co.uk...
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Well my system has been in use for the purpose of storage and I normally store lots of information in my computer mostly pictures and it has occupied most of the memory space in my system. I got this specifically for the purpose of extending the memory... more
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