Sony 8mm 60/150GB Data Cartridge (AME)

General Specifications Manufacturer: Sony Part Number: QGD225ME Product Name: Storage media – 8mm tape Product Type: Data Cartridge Tape Media Type: VXA Tape Length: 225m Native Capacity: 60 GB Compressed Capacity: 150 GB Tape Width: 8mm Features: Advance Metal Evaporated (AME) Min Operating Temperature: 41 °F Max Operating Temperature: 113 °F Brief Overview 8mm  60 Native Capacity 150GB Compressed Capacity Tape Cartridge Advance Metal Evaporated(AME) Transfer 12 MB/s (native) and 30 MB/s (compressed) Tape Length 225m Sony AME Media with SmartClean tape cartridges boasts an evaporated magnetic coating that is pure metal. The difference is significant. The resulting Advanced Metal Evaporated (AME) tape offers about 40% higher output than metal particle tape. You get the greater data capacity. So the metal evaporated tapes, Sony’s AME process stands out. Sony QGD225ME is an 8mm tape by Sony that allows you to store 60GB native and 150GB compressed data on a single cartridge. The transfer rate for this 8mm tape is 12MB/s (native) and 30MB/s (compressed). Thanks to the Mammoth2 drive’s compression. Sony’s AME (Advanced Metal Evaporated) technology is used as the formulation for this tape and allows for superior constancy and maximizes recording performance. Sony 8mm tape also features the SmartClean feature (a 2 meter length of cleaning material) that is used whenever the drive identify the need for it.