Sony’s AIT-2 drives have been engineered to offer efficient storage
solutions. The compact footprint of both the drive and media allow
for more efficient use of space. More drives can be installed in smaller
systems, utilizing less floor space in the computer room. More media
cartridges can be stored on less shelf space, reducing the overall
cost of archiving data. AIT-2 drives and media are priced extremely
competitively when compared cost per GB to other competing technologies.
What's more, the AIT roadmap offers investment protection with
an impressive growth path and backward compatibility, allowing you
to upgrade as your performance and capacity requirements increase.
- Up to 50 GB native storage capacity, or 130 GB compressed (2.6:1) in a compact, 3.5" half-height form-factor — store more information in less space.
- Sustained data transfer rate of 6 MB/s native and 15 MB/s compressed provides high performance provides high
performance for today's most demanding environments — backup to 21.6 GB/hour native or 54 GB/hour
compressed.
- Extremely durable Advanced Metal Evaporated (AME) media — provides extraordinary reliability and a virtually
contamination-free environment reducing the need for periodic cleaning.
- Sophisticated data access capability with Memory-In-Cassette, a 64-kbit memory chip built into the data cartridge — provides high speed file location and file access.
- Super Head Cleaner™ mechanism provides an automated cleaning solution — increases data integrity and
reduces the need for periodic head cleaning.
- Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC) provides greater data compression efficiency — offers average
compresion of 2.6:1.
- Helical scan recording writes the tape in one pass with a slow tape speed — reduces wear-and-tear on the
tape media and drive, increasing reliability and head life. Read and Write backward compatibility provides
investment protection.
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