AIT-3Ex is the perfect upgrade drive for any current AIT user. With backwards compatibility with all of the lower capacity generations of AIT (including the Turbo media ), you can take confidence that your older tapes can be used as needed. However, if you want to get the maximum benefit from AIT-3Ex, then start using the 150GB media and gain the high 18MB/s performance that the drive can offer.

AIT-3Ex has been designed with past, but also future in mind. Not only will today's AIT-4 drive support the new AIT-3Ex media , but also the new AIT-5 drives too

Key Features and Benefits

• Compatibility with AIT-1, AIT-2, AIT-3 (including Turbo2) media for easy integration into existing AIT tape environments.Small SuperDrive with 150GB capacity,Same size as a DAT drive
• Each AIT-3Ex drive has a MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) of 400,000 hrs.Compared to just 250,000 hrs for rival technologies – your business is more secure.
• Easy integration together with a 3 year warranty ensuring total piece of mind solutions.
• Only AIT offers dust-protective bezels that seal the mechanism even when the media is ejected.A dependable tape drive that works well and ensures consistent performance even in dusty office environments.
• AME Binder free AIT media for cleaner R/W Head.Less head clogging, less cleaning required, higher

Best Suitable

Existing users of AIT1, AIT2, AIT3 (including Turbo) generation drives.
An ideal upgrade path for current AIT users.SMBs that have outgrown their current storage system capabilities
Move up to 150GB native capacity

Enhanced Capacity and Performance

The AIT3-Ex drive has a 150 GB cartridge capacity available at LTO 2 prices.
High Backup Data transfer rate with up to 18MB/s (native), the AIT3-Ex drive offers high value for backing up large amount of data.

More reliability

High reliable tape drive with 300.000h MTBF. The AIT3-Ex technology is more reliable than LTO and SDLT technologies.
AME Binder free AIT media for cleaner read write head, resulting in less head clogging, less cleaning required and higher reliability.