December 17, 1996 1:45 PM ET
Sony introduces new SCSI tape drive
By Margaret Kane

Sony Electronics Corp. has introduced a new SCSI-tape drive designed for archiving, client/server and midrange computer systems. The ADI-1150 drive has a transfer rate of 15M bps over SCSI-2 Fast and Wide interfaces. It has a maximum capacity of 52G bytes of uncompressed data. The drive has a bit error rate of 10 to 13 and can add variable rate buffers for acquisition of raw data via third-party interfaces. It is compatible with Sony Petasite storage systems and other storage devices. The drive will be available in January at an estimated retail price of $59,500. Sony is based in Montvale, N.J. Copyright(c) 1996 Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company is prohibited. PC Week and the PC Week logo are trademarks of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. PC Week Online and the PC Week Online logo are trademarks of Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. Send mail to PC Week