The IBM DDS Generation 5 USB tape drive is the entry point into the IBM DDS tape drive family and offers dependable capacity and performance for value-conscious small and medium or distributed large enterprise businesses. DDS/DAT technology has the proven reliability and low cost of ownership to effectively meet the demanding backup, archival, and regulatory compliance requirements of your System x environment. IBM DDS Generation 5 technology delivers a capacity of up to 72 GB on a single data cartridge and a transfer rate of up to 22 GB/hr (assuming a 2:1 compression ratio) at an entry price point. Its USB 2.0 interface supports internal plug and play capability with the latest System x systems, as well as external attachment in one of IBM's external tape drive enclosures. DDS Generation 5 technology is also backward read and write compatible with DDS-3 and DDS-4/DAT 40 media to ensure an easy migration or upgrade path for existing DDS/DAT users. More information: Technical details | Compatibility | IBM DDS 5 |  | Weight | 720 g | | Product colour | Black | | Size (imperial) | 5.25 " | Weight & dimensions | Depth | 150 mm | | Width | 102 mm | | Height | 41 mm | Operational conditions | Operating temperature (T-T) | 5 - 40 °C | | Storage temperature (T-T) | -40 - 70 °C | | Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 20 - 80 % | | Storage relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 90 % |
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