TDC3820 Tandberg 525MB QIC Drive SCSI interface

Description

The TDC3820 is the Tandberg TDC3820 Quarter inch 525MB internal SCSI tape drive.

Tandberg’s SLR2 is based on the highly reliable SLR technology platform that has gained industry recognition for its quality and reliability. The standard 5.25-inch half height form-factor allows easy installation and integration into most PC servers and workstations. It is backwards compatible to lower capacity tape drives such as SLR2 and SLR1 allowing current and new SLR customers to migrate from lower to higher performance and capacity and protecting their investments.

Data tapes used by Tandberg in these early SLR series have a width of one quarter of an inch and have become known as QIC (Quarter Inch Cartridge). Later tapes from SLR7 right up to the SLR140 actually had tapes with an 8mm width, although they were still referred to as QIC.

The Tandberg SLR2 half height tape drive is an early generation of the SLR family. It was manufactured by Tandberg for vendors including IBM, for use as standalone internal and external drives targetting the small business market. This drive was also known under the model TDC-3820 under the older naming convention.

The Tandberg SLR2 offers 525MB native capacity on a single tape at transfer speeds of up to 12MB per Min or 720MB per hour Native.

The Tandberg SLR2 does not support data compression.

The Tandberg SLR2 drive employs the same proven technology as previous Tandberg SLR products, and uses SLR2
media in order to achieve higher capacities. However, it maintains a small amount of backward compatibility and can read and write data to SLR2 and SLR1 tape media.

The Tandberg SLR2 was only available in 50pin Ultra LVD/SE interface versions.

Media Compatibility

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

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