Sony SDX 4-200C 8mm Data Tape

Product Description

Product Features

Tape Cartridge - AIT-4

Native Capacity - 200 GB

Compressed Capacity - 520 GB

Tape Length - 246 m

One space-saving AIT-4 cartridge holds up to 200GB native, 520GB compressed, and offers a fast data transfer rate of 24MB/s (native). Sony's drive technology and AME tape technology come together in the AIT format to deliver a remarkable combination of high reliability and high recording density.

Since Sony introduced the format in 1996, AIT has gained a reputation for high reliability and high capacity in a space-saving form factor.

In the AIT format Sony has applied advanced technologies refined and proven over many years.

Thanks to Sony's technological expertise, AIT achieves extraordinary data densities in a small 8mm cartridge. It's a space-saving solution that's much more compact than other formats of equivalent capacity.

Building on AIT's established technology, Sony raises data density even further in AIT-4 to achieve compressed capacity of 520GB. AIT-4 media's smooth surface improves electromagnetic conversion characteristics, while a newly developed lubricant reduces friction. An enhanced protective coating minimizes wear on heads and the tape itself.

WORM (write-once read-many) allows data to be written and added but not overwritten or erased. This protects valuable data against accidental erasure and prevents alteration of archived data files.

Sony SDX4-200C features non-contact R-MIC (Remote Memory In Cassette) chip technology. This internal memory can simplify media management and accelerate access in library environments, compared to conventional bar-code methods.

Sony SDX 4-200C - AIT 4 - 200 GB / 520 GB - storage media

Technical Specifications