ThinkServer IBM DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive (67Y0135) provides a breadth of performance and capacity solutions to satisfy your server tape backup requirements. This tape drive is positioned similarly to the DDS-4 and -5 tape drives, but offers higher capacity and transfer speeds at comparable costs.

This tape drive is reliable as:

• An internal installation
• A tabletop tape enclosure or in a rack environment when coupled with a 1U or 4U rack-mount enclosure

It provides convenience and ease-of-use features, while supporting high-speed tape backup.

• Capacity: 80 GB, up to 160 GB compressed
• Performance: Up to 6.0 MB/s, up to 12 MB/s compressed, transfer rate
• Backward compatibility: Read/write compatible with DDS-4 and DDS Gen 5
• Interface: USB
• Service and support: One-year parts-only, limited warranty

• Approximate height: 42.6 mm (1.68 in)
• Approximate width: 146.0 mm (5.5 in)
• Approximate depth: 152.0 mm (5.7 in)
• Approximate weight: 2540.11 g (5.60 lb)

1 Year Parts Only – Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU)

• Announce date: 10 Nov 2009 (see country listing)
• Availability date: November 2009 (see country listing)
• Effective withdrawal date: December 2010 (Worldwide)

The DDS Generation 6 Tape Drive is supported on numerous operating systems and backup applications. For the latest hardware and software compatibility, visit Accessories Compatibility Guide.

• DDS Generation 6 USB Tape Drive
• Package of mounting screws
• Multilingual User Manual CD
• Quantity four internal USB cables
• Cleaning cartridge
• User Guide CD - part number (44E7755) distribution number (44E7755) location (SDS).

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