Sony SDX420C - Introduction; Product Features

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Introduction
Product Features
* Assuming a 2.6 : 1 compression ratio.
(The compression ratio varies according to the type of data.)
• Supported Format : AIT-1 (SDX-420 series)
: AIT-1, AIT-2 (SDX-520 series)
• Burst Transfer Rate 66 MB/s Ultra DMA (mode 4)
• Large 10 MB Buffer Memory
• 3.5” Standard Height, 5.25” Half Height
• ATA/ATAPI-5 Interface
• Support Fixed Record Length Only
• Frame Rewrite Function
• Three levels of Error Correction Code (ECC)
• High Speed search (120 times normal Read/Write speed)
• Random Read, Append Write
Data Capacity
Transfer Rate
(sustained)
SDX-420 series SDX-520 series
35 GB uncompressed 50 GB uncompressed
(with AIT-1 230 m tape) (with AIT-2 230 m tape)
91 GB compressed* 130 GB compressed*
(with AIT-1 230 m tape) (with AIT-2 230 m tape)
4 MB/s uncompressed 6 MB/s uncompressed