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TSL-A300C
TSL-SA300C

Sony TSL-SA300C

AIT Internal Autoloader, OEM Model with Single-ended SCSI-2 Interface

Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT)    

All of the reliability, performance, and capacity you have come to expect from your Sony Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) drive is now quadrupled. Sony's 4 cartridge AIT autoloader is an ideal extension of Sony's AIT family and is ready to handle your demanding unattended backup needs of 100 Gigabytes and more.

The TSL-A300C combines a 4 AME cartridge magazine along with Sony's SDX-300C AIT drive to deliver a data transfer rate up to 6 Megabytes per second*. With a 200 Gigabyte capacity magazine*, the TSL-A300C provides an immediate solution for the storage needs of large network, workstation, and server environments.

Models

TSL-A300C (Internal)
TSL-SA300C (External)

5 1/4 full height form factor fits into the standard storage slot of most system configurations

A unique push cartridge transport system within the autoloader eliminates the mis-grip issues conventional cartridge picking systems encounter

High storage capacity of 200 Gigabytes (compressed)* provides 4 times the unattended data storage of a single AIT drive

Memory-In-Cassette (MIC) reader embedded in the elevator provides swift access to the data location promoting ultra fast file search, easy data management, and rapid media load.

 

Specifications
Drive Type AIT Autoloader in a 5.25" form factor
Media 170 meter Advanced-Metal Evaporated (AME) tape:
SDX-T3N (without MIC)
SDX-T3C (with MIC)
Interface SCSI-2 Fast/Wide, Single-Ended
Capacity (170 M AIT Tape) 100 GB (native)
200 GB (compressed)*
Sustained Transfer Rate 3 MB/s (native)
6 MB/s (compressed)*
Burst Transfer Rate Asynchronous: 12.0 MB/s
Synchronous: 20.0 MB/s
Average Access Time Cartridge Orientation: 75 seconds (typical)
Cartridge Swap: 55 seconds with MIC (typical)
Reliability* MSBF: 200,000 cycles
MTBF: 185,000 hours
MTTR: 30 minutes
Dimensions 146 x 82.5 x 228.6 mm (internal, excluding front panel)
211 x 109 x 297 mm (external)
Weight 2.5 kg without magazine, 3 kg with magazine and 4 media cartridges (internal)
5 kg without magazine, 5.5 kg with magazine and 4 media cartridges (external)
Magazine Type 4 cartridge magazine
*Specifications reflect 2:1 data compression. MSBF, MTBF, MTTR, head life and media use specifications are averages based on normal office environmental conditions. Actual experience may vary. Specifications subject to change without notice

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