Sony is pleased to offer a new Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) family, AIT Turbo, enhancing both capacity and speed of earlier generations while delivering the same highly reliable industry leading 8mm AIT format and technology. AIT Turbo series offers capacities from 20GB to 40GB native and 52GB to 104GB compressed for effective cost performance. AIT Turbo reflects technical excellence, which Sony has proven with its reliability since AIT was introduced as a high and mid-range solution in 1996. AIT Turbo offers new performance and capacity options to supercharge backup.

Features:

• High storage capacity of 104GB compressed data (40GB native) in a small and compact 8mm cartridge
• Fast data transfer using efficient Helical Scan technology up to 6MB/sec sustained native transfer rate
• TAIT1-40C features MIC (Memory In Cassette) chip technology to simplify media management and accelerate access in library environments
• Cost effective solutions while keeping reliable AIT characteristics
• Proven reliability and durability with a 30 year media life thanks to AME technology (Advanced Metal Evaporated)
• AIT Turbo Media can only be used with an AIT Turbo drive Current AIT drives can't read nor write the new AIT TURBO media line-up (T-AIT) except AIT-3Ex drives New AIT Turbo drives can read and write current AIT media line-up (AIT & T-AIT)