Introduction; About Ait Drives - Sony SDX-700V Series User Manual

Introduction

About AIT Drives

SDX-700V series drives are internal AIT drive units that use data cartridges
conforming to the AIT-3 format. SDX-700V series drives support AIT-1,
AIT-2, and AIT-3 formats.
Features
The SDX-700V series drives have the following features:
• Support reading and writing to data cartridges conforming to the AIT-1,
AIT-2, and AIT-3 formats.
• The Read After Write Function and third-level error correction code
guarantee high data reliability.
• Data compression provides 260 gigabytes of storage on 230 m tape-
length cartridge.
The native capacity is 100 gigabytes of storage on 230 m tape-length
cartridge.
• Stored data is automatically checked for compression.
• Ultra 160 Wide SCSI LVD/SE interface is fully supported for host
computer access.
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This is assuming 2.6 : 1 compression ratio.
The degree of data compression attained while recording data varies according to
system environment and data type.
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