The Exabyte 8505 and 8505XL are SCSI-based 8mm tape drives which can be mounted into 5.25-inch half-high enclosures. Assuming an average 2:1 compression ratio, the 8505 can store 10 gigabytes on a 112m tape and the 8505XL can store 14 gigabytes on a 160m XL tape. These tape drives are also available in a tabletop model.

• New eXtended Length data grade EXATAPE160m XL media with Recognition System
• 14 GB capacity on 160mXL and 10 GB capacity on 112m at 1 MB/sec. -- compressed
• Intelligent IDRC algorithm data compression
• BER less than one in 10 bits
• A field-proven 160,000-hour MTBF with a specified 16,000-hour head life
• 7 GB capacity for 5 GB price -- 40 percent capacity increase with no drive price premium
• Compatible with 8mm full-high tape drives
• Building block for 8mm libraries

Specifications

Capacity: 160mXL 112m 14.GB* 10.GB* 7.GB 5.GB Transfer rate (sustained): 60 MB/min.* 30 MB/min. uncompressed Transfer rate (burst): Up to 5.0 MB/sec. synchronous Up to 2.5 MB/sec. asynchronous Search rate: 4.5 GB/min.* 2.25 GB/min.

 uncompressed Rewind speed: 32.7 ips (83.1 cm/sec. or 75-times nominal) Buffer size: 1 MB Data integrity: BER < 1 in 10 bits Reed Solomon ECC Onboard Error Recovery Procedures Compression method: IDRC with Compression Integrity 

CheckEXATAPE Drive reliability: 160,000 hours MTBF, 16,000-hour headlife, < 15 minutes MTTR Interface: SCSI-1 and SCSI-2, embedded Single ended or differential, sequential access SCSI address switch: remote and local Read and 

write formats: 8500c, 8500 (ECMA standard), 8200c, 8200 (ISO/IEC and ECMA standard) Areal density: 74 million bits/sq. in. (477.4 million bits/sq. cm) Operating temperature: +5°C to +40°C (+41°F to +104°F) Non-operating 

temperature: -40°C to +60°C (-40°F to +140°F) Relative humidity: 20% to 80% (noncondensing) Power: +5 VDC, +12 VDC, 15 watts typical Physical dimensions: Standard 5.25-inch half-high form factor Dimensions, internal: 1.6 in. (h) x 5.8 in. 

(w) x 8 in. (d) 1(4.1 cm x 14.6 cm x 20.3 cm) Weight: Internal: 2.6 lbs. (1.2 kg), External: 8 lbs. (3.6 kg)