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Description
The LIB81EAA3XBK is Sonys 1U Rackmount version of their LIB-81 8-tape AIT3-EX LVD SCSI Autoloader.
The AIT Turbo (Advanced Intelligent Tape Turbo ) format was released by Sony in 2004 in addition to their existing AIT range. The AIT Turbo was designed to enhance both capacity and speed of earlier AIT generations delivering the same highly reliable 8mm AIT format and technology.
The AIT-3EX half height tape drive is the third generation in the AIT Turbo 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 AIT-3EX offers 150GB native capacity or 390GB compressed capacity on a single tape at transfer speeds of up to 46.8MBps or 168GB per hour. Native, the drive provides 150GB of storage capacity with a transfer speed of 18MBps.
AIT-3EX drive is backwards read/write compatible with AIT-2 Turbo, and AIT-3 media.
The Sony AIT-3EX was available in 68pin SCSI, SATA 1 (1.5Gbps) or ATAPI interface versions.
Media Compatibility
| Data Cartridge | Native Capacity | Compatibility |
| AIT-1 | 25GB/35GB | Read Only |
| AIT-E Turbo | 20GB | Read Only |
| AIT-1 Turbo | 40GB | Read Only |
| AIT-2 | 36GB/50GB | Read Only |
| AIT-2 Turbo | 80GB | Read and Write |
| AIT-3 | 100GB | Read and Write |
| AIT-3EX | 150GB | Read and Write |
All stock AIT Turbo 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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