Re: Sony SDT-7000 Tape Drive & DDS2 Tapes?
> I have a Sony SDT-7000 tape drive that can, theoretically, record up to
> 8 Gb of data on a DDS2 tape. However, I can only get it to store 4 Gb
> on any DDS2 tape I try (4 Gb == max for DDS1, iirc).
No, a SDT-7000 is a DDS2 drive. they hold 4GB of _uncompressed_ data. If
compress the data and assume a 2:1 ratio, it holds 8GB.
DDS1: 1GB
DDS2: 4GB
DDS3: 12GB
DDS4: 24GB
(above is all _physical_ data capacity)
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