Storage
| Media types supported |
DDS-4, DDS G5 |
| Compressed capacity |
160 GB |
| Native capacity |
80 GB |
Design
| Form factor |
5.25" x 1/2H |
| Internal |
Y |
Data transmission
| Sustained data transfer rate (compressed) |
12 MB/s |
| Sustained data transfer rate (native) |
6 MB/s |
Performance
| Type |
DDS |
| Compression ratio |
2:1 |
The new IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive maintains the competitive total cost of ownership (TCO) of Digital Data Storage. Its USB interface supports internal plug and play capability with the latest System x systems, as well as external attachment in one of IBM's numerous external tape drive enclosures.