SONY SDX-300C / SDX-S300C
AIT ADVANCED INTELLEGENT TAPE
Includes support for optional Memory in Cassette embedded 16 Kbit EEPROM which stores volume maps, data partitioning, and cartridge history to improve cartridge random access performance.

Native 25GB capacity - 3 MByte/second native sustained transfer rate

8 mm tape form factor
25 MB native capacity
3 MBytes / second native sustained throughput
225 MB/second native search speed

28 seconds Average access time with MIC (SDX-T3C)
56 seconds Average access time without MIC(SDX-T3N)
4MB data buffer
SCSI-2 Fast and Wide interface

Advanced Metal Evaporated tape media
170 m tape length
8mm tape width
7.0 micrometers thickness
Helical Scan recording format
116 Kbpi linear recording density
8-10 modulation, PRML (class 1) encoding / decoding
ADLC Data Compression
200,000 hours MTBF
30,000 hours head life
1 X 10 ** -17 Hard Data error rate
SDX-300C (internal) $2,595.00(w/ ArcServe NetWare) (3 year lease $93.55 per month)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .$2,850.00(w/ ArcServe NT) (3 year lease $102.74 per month)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .$3,770.00(w/ArcServe Enterprise)(3 year lease $135.91 per month)
4.01" x 1.62" x 6.1" - 101.6mm x 41.2mm x 155.0mm (3.5" form factor)
1.66 pounds - 750g weight
5 V DC +/- 5% - 12 V +/- 10% power requirements
12 watt power consumption

SDX-S300C (external) $3,095.00 (w/ ArcServe NetWare) (3 year lease $111.57 per month)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .$3,350.00 (w/ ArcServe NT) (3 year lease $120.77 per month)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .$4,275.00(w/ArcServe Enterprise)(3 year lease $156.04 per month)
7.44" x 2.28" x 10.31" - 189mm x 58mm x 262mm
4.86 pounds - 2.2kg weight
100V -120V / 220V - 240 V AC power requirements
21 watts power consumption

MEDIA
SDX-T3C (with MIC) $50.00
SDX-T3N (without MIC) $77.50
SDX-TCL cleaning kit 36x $32.00

High performance in seek time make this drive suitable for near-line storage and HSM applications. Autoloader options are available stariong with the 100 GB native Tape drive includes advanced firmware controled Active Head Cleaner mechanism to reduce the need for cleaning cartidges and reducing errors.
AUTOMATION
TSL-A300C 4 cartridge autoloader
75 seconds (typical) Cartridge Orientation Average Access Time
55 seconds (SCSI) with MIC (typical) Cartridge Swap Average Access Time
200,000 cycles MSBF
185,000 hours MTBF
30 minutes MTTR
TSL-A300C (internal)
5.75" W x 3.25" H x 9" D - 146mm x 82.5mm x 228.6 mm) excluding front panel
5 lb 8 oz (2.5 kg) weight without magazine,
6 lb 9 oz (3 kg) weight with magazine and 4 media cartridges
14 watts average power consumption

TSL-AS300C 4 x 25 GB Autoloader (external) $5,345.00 (3 year lease $188.68 per month)
8.31" W x 4.29" H x 11.65" D - 211mm x 109mm x 297 mm)
11 lb (5 kg) weight without magazine
12 lb 2 oz (5.5 kg) weight with magazine and 4 media cartridges
24 watts average power consumption


ALSO featuring SONY SDX-300C drives
SEAGATE 4 cart AIT Autoloaders
STL4200000W-S Sidewinder 4 x 25GB 100GB native ($47.00/GB) Internal $4,700.00 (3 year lease $169.44 per month)
STL6200000W-S Sidewinder 4 x 25GB 100GB native ($50.75/GB) External $5,075.00 (3 year lease $179.14 per month)


ADIC Autoloaders with
VLS SDX - 11 - cartridge $5,895.00(single drive)(3 year lease $209.09 per month)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,150.00(dual drives)(3 year lease $357.74 per month)
275 GB native capacity (=$21.44/GB)
6MB/second native transfer rate with dual drives
8 seconds maximum cartridge exchange
SDX-T3C 25GB cartridge (with MIC)(11 x $85.00 each ) $935.00

QLS SDX series with 20, 40, 60, 80, 120 cartridges for up to 3TB and 6 drives 18 MB/sec

QLS SDX 220 (2 drives, 20 cartridges)(illustrated right) $16,695.00 (3 year lease $579.31 per month)
500GB native capacity (20 x 25GB)(=$33.39/GB native)
6MB/second native transfer rate (2 drives, max 2 drives per SCSI channel)
8 seconds maximum cartridge exchange
13" x 21.3" x 31.8" (330mm x 541mm x 808 mm)
72 pounds (32.7 kg)
266 watts peak power
SDX-T3C 25GB cartridge (with MIC)(20 x $85.00 each ) $1,700.00

QLS SDX440-2 (2 drives, 40 cartridges)$24,795.00 (3 year lease $854.19 per month)
1000GB native capacity (40 x 25GB)(=$24.80/GB native)
6MB/second native transfer rate (2 drives, max 2 drives per SCSI channel)
8 seconds maximum cartridge exchange
13.8" x 22.5" x 38" (351mm x 566mm x 965 mm)
79 pounds (40.4 kg)
300 watts peak power
SDX-T3C 25GB cartridge (with MIC)(40x $85.00 each ) $3,400.00

QLS SDX480-2 (2 drives, 80 cartridges)$31,995.00 (3 year lease $1,102.23 per month)
2000GB native capacity (80 x 25GB)(=$16.00/GB native)
6MB/second native transfer rate (4 drives, max 2 drives per SCSI channel)
8 seconds maximum cartridge exchange
13.8" x 22.5" x 38" (351mm x 566mm x 965 mm)
79 pounds (40.4 kg)
300 watts peak power
SDX-T3C 25GB cartridge (with MIC)(80x $85.00 each ) $6,800.00


QLS SDX 660-4 (4 drives 60 cartridges) $42,250.00 (3 year lease $1,455.51 per month)
1.5TB native capacity (60 x 25 GB) (=$28.16/GB)
12MB/second native transfer rate (4 drives, max 2 drives per SCSI channel)
8 seconds maximum cartridge exchange
15.3" x 25.3" x 41.5" (363mm x 643mm x 1054mm)
104 pounds (47.2kg)
373 watts peak power
SDX-T3C 25GB cartridge (with MIC)(60x $85.00 each ) $5,100.00


QLS SDX 6120-4 (4 drives 120 cartridges) $52,270.00 (3 year lease $1,800 per month)
3TB native capacity (120 x 25 GB) (=$17.42/GB)
12MB/second native transfer rate (4 drives, max 2 drives per SCSI channel)
8 seconds maximum cartridge exchange
15.3" x 25.3" x 41.5" (363mm x 643mm x 1054mm)
104 pounds (47.2kg)
373 watts peak power
SDX-T3C 25GB cartridge (with MIC)(120 x $85.00 each ) $10,200.00
QLS SDX 6120-6 (6 drives 120 cartridges) $61,995.00 (4 year lease $1,735 per month)
3TB native capacity (120 x 25 GB)(=$20.67/GB)
18MB/second native transfer rate (6 drives, max 2 drives per SCSI channel)
8 seconds maximum cartridge exchange
15.3" x 25.3" x 41.5" (363mm x 643mm x 1054mm)
104 pounds (47.2kg)
373 watts peak power
SDX1-25C (former part number SDX-T3C) 25GB cartridge (with MIC)(120 x $50.00 each ) $10,200.00

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