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Exabyte 8505XL 8mm Tape Drive
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Product Information High-Tech #T85E299
Exabyte's 8505XL features 14-gigabyte capacity*, transfer rates up to 60 megabytes per minute*. 5.25-inch half-high drive can interchange data with full-high models. Advanced Compression Integrity Check™ for data integrity. Superb compatibility with all major hardware and software. SCSI-1 and SCSI-2. Two-year, extendible warranty, worldwide support.

Typical application: Midrange networks; single-server, mixed workstation environments.

The 8505XL offers field-proven dependability and performance for network data storage operations as it protects your investment in hardware and media.

Consistently reliable, compatible and economical, Exabyte tape drives integrate easily into virtually any system architecture. Exabyte has shipped more 8mm tape drives than any other company and today the installed base of Exabyte tape drives and libraries exceeds one million units. The world's leading computer manufacturers and resellers acknowledge Exabyte as the premiere provider of tape storage technologies.

8505XL 8mm Tape Drive
Features

14 GB capacity*
60-MB-per-minute data transfer rate*
MTBF: 160,000 hours
SCSI-1 or SCSI-2 interface
Intelligent hardware data compression

FEATURE BENEFIT

60-MB-per-minute data transfer rate	Back up 7 GB in less than two hours
LED status indicators	Easy operation
Part of the Exabyte 8mm product family	Compatible with an installed base of more than one million drives and libraries
Laboratory tested and certified	Superior hardware, software and O/S compatibility
Two-year, extendible warranty	Dependability and low cost of ownership

Product Specifications

Capacity 14 GB, compressed 7 GB, uncompressed	Power Internal: +5 VDC, +12 VDC 15 watts typical External: Universal auto-switching (100/240 VAC)
Performance Transfer rate, sustained: 1 MB per second, compressed .5 MB per second, uncompressed Transfer rate, burst: 2.5 MB per second, asynchronous 5 MB per second, synchronous Search rate: 75 MB per second, compressed 35 MB per second, uncompressed	Dimensions (HxWxD) Internal: 1.6 in. x 5.8 in. x 8 in. 4.1 cm x 14.6 cm x 20.3 cm External: 3 in. x 9 in. x 11 in. 7.6 cm x 22.9 cm x 27.9 cm Shipping package: Internal: 8.5 in. x 10.75 in. x 13.5 in. 21.6 cm x 27.3 cm x 34.3 cm External: 10.8 in. x 16.3 in. x 17.8 in. 27 cm x 41 cm x 45 cm
Interface SCSI-1 or SCSI-2 Single-ended or differential	Weight Internal: 2.6 lbs./1.2 kg. External: 8 lbs./3.6 kg. Shipping package: Internal: 4.5 lbs./3.6 kg. External: 12.4 lbs./5.6 kg.
Buffer size 1 MB	Agency Certifications UL, CSA, VDE, IEC, FCC, TUV, CISPR
Data Integrity BER < 1 in 1017 Reed-Solomon ECC Onboard error recovery
Reliability MTBF: 160,000 hours Read-after-write verification
Recording Method 8mm helical scan
Read and Write Formats Read and write: 8500, 8500c, 8200 and 8200c series
Environmental Operating temperature: 5° C to 40° C (41° F to 104° F) Nonoperating temperature: - 40° C to 60° C (-40° F to 140° F) Relative humidity, noncondensing, operating: 20% to 80%

* "Compressed" specifications assume a 2:1 compression ratio.
Compression capacity and throughput will vary dependent upon type of data.
All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Recommended Media
EXATAPE™ 8mm 160mXL and Exabyte Premium Cleaning Cartridge

HTCE Product ID #T85E299

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