Major features of the Sony SDX-300C include:

• Capacity

                25 GB typical when using 170 meter tape AIT-1 cassette ( SDX-T3N or SDX-T3C )

                                - Approximately 50 GB to 75 GB with Data Compression

                35 GB typical when using 230 meter tape AIT-1 cassette ( SDX1-35C )

                                - Approximately 70 GB to 105 GB with Data Compression

• Sustained transfer rate – 3 MB / sec ( approximately 6 MB/sec to 9 MB/sec with Data Compression)

• Supported Format : AIT-1

• Not compatible with the DDS and EXABYTE format tapes

• Burst transfer rate

                12 Mbytes/ sec Asynchronous

                20 Mbytes / sec Synchronous

• Large 4 MB Buffer Memory

• 3.5 inch Width/Half-Height form factor

• Embedded SCSI interface (FAST/WIDE ,Single-ended or differential )

• Supports Variable or Fixed record length

• Supports SCSI Disconnection/Arbitration

• Read After Write (RAW) On and Off capability

• Read Retry On and Off capability

• Frame rewrite function

• Three levels of Error Correction Code (ECC)

• High Speed search (150 times nominal Read/Write speed)

• Random read, Append write

• Repeat Write option

• MIC Support (Automatic reliability and performance enhancement.)

• MIC Support (Read and write capability for MIC user data area.)

• PC (Intel x86 Compatible)