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Description
The TD6100-161 is the Dell version of the DAT72 internal SCSI tape drive.
The DDS / DAT (Digital Data Storage / Digital Audio Tape) format was initially developed by a collaboration between HP, Sony and Digital in 1991 and uses helical scanning for recording, the same process used by a video cassette recorder (VCR). If errors are present, the write heads rewrite the data.
DDS DAT tapes used between DDS1 and the DAT72 have a width of 3.81mm, known as 4mm, to give a compressed capacity of up to 72GB.
The Certance DAT72 half height tape drive is the fifth generation in the DDS family and was manufactured by Quantum / Certance for vendors including Dell and IBM, for use as standalone internal and external drives targetting the small business market.
The Certance DAT72 offers 36GB native capacity or 72GB compressed capacity on a single tape at transfer speeds of up to 7MBps or 25.2GB per hour. Native, the drive provides 36GB of storage capacity with a transfer speed of 3.5MBps or 12.6GB per hour.
The Certance DAT72 drive employs the same technology as previous DAT products, and uses DAT72
media in order to achieve higher capacities. However, it maintains 2 generations of backward compatibility and can still read and write data to both DDS4 and DDS3 4mm tapes.
The Certance DAT72 was available in 68pin Ultra 160 SCSI LVD, and also a rare SATA interface version.
Media Compatibility
Data Cartridge | Native Capacity | Compatibility |
DDS3 125M 4mm data cartridge | 12GB | Read and Write |
DDS4 150M 4mm data cartridge | 20GB | Read and Write |
DAT72 170M 4mm data cartridge | 36GB | Read and Write |
This refurbished product comes complete with a full 6 month return to base warranty.
For help and information on DDS DAT drive repairs
and repairs of other tape drives please visit Tape-Drive-Repair.com
For DDS DAT Tape Media please click HERE
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