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Exabyte's entry-level 8700LT tape drive delivers high-capacity, high-reliability backup. The economical 8700LT drive accommodates 10-gigabyte capacities* and transfers data at the rate of 60 megabytes per minute*. This standalone drive is compatible with the most popular, industry-leading software applications and operating systems. With two-year, extendible warranty and worldwide support.
 

Typical application: High-end desktop and entry-level network.

The economical, entry-level 8700LT provides high-capacity, high-reliability backup.

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.
 
 
          8700LT 8mm Tape Drive
          Features

 
FEATURE                                                                                                         BENEFIT
60-MB-per-minute data transfer rate  Backs up 7 GB in less than two hours 
Uses EXATAPE 8mm data cartridges Excellent availability of low-cost media 
Laboratory tested and certified Superior hardware, software and O/S compatibility 
Part of the Exabyte 8mm product family  Compatible with an installed base of more than one million drives and libraries
Two-year, extendible warranty Dependability and low cost of ownership
 

 

Product Specifications
         Capacity 
         10 GB, compressed 
         5 GB, uncompressed 		             Recording Method 
            8mm helical scan 
         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: 
            39 MB per second, compressed 
            19 MB per second, uncompressed 		             Read and Write Formats 
            Read and write: 8500 and 8500c series 
            Read: 8200 series 
         Interface 
         SCSI-2, embedded 
         Single-ended 		             Environmental 
            Operating temperature: 
                10 ° C to 40 ° C (50 ° F to 104 ° F) 
             Nonoperating temperature: 
                - 40 ° C to 60 ° C (-40° F to 140 ° F) 
             Relative humidity, noncondensing, operating: 
                20% to 80% 
             Power 
             Universal auto-switching 
                 (90/240 VAC) 
         Buffer size 
         1 MB 		              Dimensions (HxWxD) 
                  2.5 in. x 6.3 in. x 9.8 in. 
                  6.3 cm x 15.9 cm x 24.8 cm 
             Shipping package: 
                   8.1 in. x 10.5 in. x 13.4 in. 
                 20.6 cm x 26.7 cm x 34.0 cm 
         Data Integrity 
         BER < 1 in 1017 
         Reed-Solomon ECC 
         Onboard error recovery 		               Weight 
                  1.9 lbs./.85 kg. 
              Shipping weight: 
                   6.5 lbs./2.9 kg 
         Reliability 
         MTBF: 160,000 hours 
         Read-after-write verification 		               Agency Certifications 
              UL, CSA, VDE, IEC, FCC, TUV, CISPR 
* "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 112m and Exabyte Premium Cleaning Cartridge
 
 
HTCE Product ID #T87E932

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