SDT2000 Sony DDS1 2GB DAT Drive

Description

The SDT2000 is the Sony DDS2 internal SCSI DAT drive without data compression.

The DDS / DAT (Digital Data Storage / Digital Audio Tape) format was initially developed by a collaboration between Sony, HP 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 Sony DDS1 and the DDS4 have a width of 3.81mm, known as 4mm, to give a compressed capacity of up to 40GB.

The Sony SDT-2000 half height tape drive is the first generation in the DDS family and the second version of the DDS1 drive that Sony produced. It was manufactured by Sony for vendors including Compaq and Dell, for use as standalone internal and external drives targetting the small business market.

The SDT-2000 DDS1 offers 2GB native capacity on a single tape at transfer speeds of up to 183KBps or 628MB per hour Native. The SDT-2000 does not have data compression and so cannot write using compression and cannot read from data tapes that have been written using a compressed format.

The SDT-2000 drive employs the same technology as previous DAT products, and uses DDS1 90M
media in order to achieve higher capacities. However, it maintains backward compatibility and can still read and write data to DDS1 90M and DDS1 60M 4mm tapes.

The SDT-2000 was only available in 50pin SE SCSI-2, interface versions.

Media Compatibility

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

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