LIB162EAA5BK Sony LIB162 AIT5 16 Tape SCSI Autoloader

Description

The LIB162EAA5BK is Sonys 2U Rackmountable LIB-162 16-tape single drive AIT5 SCSI Tape Autoloader

The AIT (Advanced Intelligent Tape) format was developed by Sony in 1996, specifically for computer applications. Compact and space-saving, with low power consumption.

The AIT5 half height tape drive is the fifth generation in the AIT family and was manufactured by Sony for many vendors including HP, Compaq and others for use in libraries, autoloaders and of course as standalone internal and external drives.

The AIT5 offers 400GB native capacity or 1040GB compressed capacity on a single tape at transfer speeds of up to 62.4MBps or 224 GB per hour. Native, the drive provides 400GB of storage capacity with a transfer speed of 24MBps

The Sony AIT5 was available in 68pin Ultra 160 SCSI LVD/SE, interface versions.

Media Compatibility

All stock AIT drives have been fully refurbished by our factory trained engineers and have passed a series of manufacturer diagnostic tests designed to test the read write performance of the AIT drive.

This refurbished product comes complete with a full 6 month return to base warranty.

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