Sony SAITe1300FS 500 GB / 1.3 TB External Tape Drive

Sony SAITE1300FS External, 1.3 TB, 78 MB/s Fiber Channel Drive The explosive growth of data, driven by businesses of all sizes along with new government mandates for data retention, has led to a tremendous increase in demand for greater storage capacity. In addition, newer slim line servers no longer have the space for built-in tape back-up devices making storage increasingly difficult. Businesses, such as those working with large databases, video production, broadcast applications, medical imaging, and e-commerce transactions, need reliable tape storage solutions that keep pace with their hard disk capacities, that fits within a limited amount of space, and eliminates the need for time consuming manual swapping of tape cartridges. Compared to competing tape formats, Sony's SAIT technology represents a leap in capability and effectively addresses the growing business needs for reliable tape storage. Sony's external SAIT tape drive easily fits on a desktop or in a rack mount environment and eclipses other formats with 500 GB native capacity per cartridge. This means you can now conveniently back-up and archive (and transport offsite for security) your important data using fewer cartridges. SAIT is your solution for backup, restoration and archival of critical corporate data, saving you time and money.

SAIT technology utilizes Advanced Metal Evaporated (AME) media, which combines high capacity with high durability. AME creates a recording layer of nearly 100% magnetic material, in contrast to conventional tape technologies that may have less than 50% magnetic material. Higher areal density and capacity is the result, as well as a smoother tape surface that significantly prolongs head and media life. SAIT leverages Sony's R&D investments, as well as the field-proven AIT recording technology, but scales this into a half-inch cartridge and full-height 5.25-inch mechanism.