Datasheet
Orientation
OrientationOrientation
Orientation
Internal Dock
Internal DockInternal Dock
Internal Dock
Horizontal +/-
90 degrees
Horizontal +/-
90 degrees
Horizontal +/-
90 degrees
Horizontal +/-
90 degrees
Horizontal +/-
90 degrees
External Dock
External DockExternal Dock
External Dock
Horizontal +/-
90 degrees
Horizontal +/-
90 degrees
Horizontal +/-
90 degrees
Horizontal +/-
90 degrees
N/A
Capacity
CapacityCapacity
Capacity
Native
NativeNative
Native
160 GB 320 GB 500 GB
1 TB
Choice of 160
GB, 320 GB,
500 GB or 1 TB
Compressed
CompressedCompressed
Compressed
(assumes 2:1
application
based data
compression)
320 GB 640 GB
1 TB
3.0 TB
Choice of 320
GB, 640 GB, 1
TB or 3.0 TB
Performance
PerformancePerformance
Performance
Average
AverageAverage
Average
sustained
sustainedsustained
sustained
transfer rate,
transfer rate,transfer rate,
transfer rate,
native
nativenative
native
30 MBs 30 MBs 30 MBs 30 MBs 30 MBs
Average
AverageAverage
Average
sustained
sustainedsustained
sustained
transfer rate,
transfer rate,transfer rate,
transfer rate,
compressed
compressedcompressed
compressed
(assumes 2:1
application
based data
compression)
60 MBs 60 MBs 60 MBs 60 MBs 60 MBs
Burst transfer
Burst transferBurst transfer
Burst transfer
rate(USB)
rate(USB)rate(USB)
rate(USB)
480 MBs 480 MBs 480 MBs 480 MBs 480 MBs
Data access
Data accessData access
Data access
time
timetime
time
15 milliseconds 15 milliseconds 15 milliseconds 15 milliseconds 15 milliseconds
Supported file
Supported fileSupported file
Supported file
systems
systemssystems
systems
FAT32, NTFS,
ext2, ext3
FAT32, NTFS,
ext2, ext3
FAT32, NTFS,
ext2, ext3
FAT32, NTFS,
ext2, ext3
FAT32, NTFS,
ext2, ext3
Reliability
ReliabilityReliability
Reliability
MTBF (Dock)
MTBF (Dock)MTBF (Dock)
MTBF (Dock)
550,000 hours
@100% duty
cycle
550,000 hours
@100% duty
cycle
550,000 hours
@100% duty
cycle
550,000 hours
@100% duty
cycle
550,000 hours
@100% duty
cycle
MTBF
MTBFMTBF
MTBF
(cartridge)
(cartridge)(cartridge)
(cartridge)
500,000 hours 500,000 hours 500,000 hours 500,000 hours 500,000 hours
Uncorrected
UncorrectedUncorrected
Uncorrected
Error Rate
Error RateError Rate
Error Rate
1 error per 10
14
bits read
1 error per 10
14
bits read
1 error per 10
14
bits read
1 error per
1014 bits read
1 error per 10
14
bits read
Media
MediaMedia
Media
Docking Station
Docking StationDocking Station
Docking Station
Load/Unload
Load/UnloadLoad/Unload
Load/Unload
cycles
cyclescycles
cycles
10,000
(minimum)
10,000
(minimum)
10,000
(minimum)
10,000
(minimum)
10,000
(minimum)
Cartridge
CartridgeCartridge
Cartridge
Load/Unload
Load/UnloadLoad/Unload
Load/Unload
cycles
cyclescycles
cycles
5,000
(minimum)
5,000
(minimum)
5,000
(minimum)
5,000
(minimum)
5,000
(minimum)
Compatibility
CompatibilityCompatibility
Compatibility
Backwards and
forwards
compatibility to
any
current/future
Backwards and
forwards
compatibility to
any
current/future
Backwards and
forwards
compatibility to
any
current/future
Backwards and
forwards
compatibility to
any
current/future
Backwards and
forwards
compatibility to
any
current/future
QuickSpecs
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Technical Specifications
DA - 13036 North America — Version 9 — June 8, 2011
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