Overview

Superior value, density, flexibility, performance, and reliability for applications from a single PC to a workstation or small network.

Features

40 GB capacity and 4.8 MB/s sustained data transfer rate (with 2:1 compression) The signal-to-noise ratio is increased and the error correction rate is also greatly improved. Sony's Super Head Cleaner™ mechanism comes standard on all Sony DDS tape drives. Hyper Metal™ heads used on Sony's DDS-4 drives improves read error rate and signal output compared to conventional ferrite Metal-in-Gap (MIG) heads. MTBF: 250,000 POH MTBF at 40% duty cycle2 Full backward read/write compatibility with DDS-3, DDS-2, and DDS-1 tape formats