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Accidents happen. Protect your favorite Adorama products and purchase a protection plan to stay covered from accidental damage, mechanical or electrical failures, and more.
If we can’t fix it, we’ll replace it at no additional cost.
Protect your product from drops, spills, and more.
Enjoy your gear without fear. We have you covered!
When regular use of your product over time results in mechanical or electrical failure.
We will never charge you a deductible after the purchase of a plan.
Our claims process is simple & easy and our customer service team is happy to help.
Adorama Protect powered by Extend is available for purchase to customers in the United States. Not available for international or U.S. territories purchases. Plans on open box items do not cover pre-existing damage.
Adorama Protect plans are available for ABS clients. If you have any questions or require assistanse, please call 800-223-2500
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Super Speed USB (USB 3.0)
300GB (Appendable)
Wavelength: 405 nm , NA (numerical aperture) =0.85
Double-sided (3 layers/side), land/groove recording
0.225 mum
79.5 nm
Reed-Solomon
Write Once (Appendable)
80W
19.5 V DC (AC adapter supplied)
20% to 90% (relative humidity)
41 to 104 deg. F (5 to 40 deg. C)
-4 to 140 deg. F (-20 to 60 deg. C)
146 x 94.2 x 414.4mm (5.75 x 3.71 x 16.31")
4.8kg (10.58 lbs)
From the professional photographer to the small-scale production studio, the ODSD280U Optical Disc Archive Stand-Alone Gen 2 USB 3.0 Drive is a robust and reliable solution for long-term digital asset management. This cutting-edge archival system connects seamlessly to both Macintosh and Windows computers via a high-speed USB 3.0 interface, ensuring a smooth and efficient workflow.
The drive's compatibility with Optical Disc cartridges allows users to view their stored data as a single volume, creating a user-friendly desktop solution for safeguarding critical files. With impressive transfer speeds, the drive boasts an average read rate of 2 Gbps (250 MB/s) and an average write rate of 1 Gbps (125 MB/s) with verification, making it a time-saving asset for busy professionals.
Durability is a key feature of this system, offering both write-once (WORM) and rewritable media options. Users can store a substantial amount of data, ranging from 300 GB to a staggering 3.3 TB on a single cartridge, making it an ideal choice for large-scale data storage without the need for frequent data migration.
The ODSD280U drive also provides fast random file access, which is essential for those who need to retrieve data quickly and efficiently. The open platform architecture supports the Universal Disk Format (UDF), ensuring broad compatibility and ease of integration into existing workflows.
Included with the drive is a license for Content Manager software, which enhances the user experience with a simple graphical interface for effortless file management. This software supports metadata creation, label printing for improved organization, automatic proxy and thumbnail generation, and MD5 checksum verification for archived data. Additionally, it allows for the import and export of metadata created within the cartridge unit.
The high-capacity disc structure of the ODSD280U is a technological marvel, featuring six discrete recording layers and the ability to record on both land and groove, which significantly increases storage capacity per disc. Sony's innovation shines with the world's first 8-channel optical drive unit, equipped with four laser head assemblies that contain two heads each. This allows for simultaneous reading and writing on both sides of the disc, doubling the efficiency of data handling.
In summary, the ODSD280U Optical Disc Archive Stand-Alone Gen 2 USB 3.0 Drive is a sophisticated and future-proof choice for professionals who demand secure, high-capacity, and efficient data storage solutions. Its advanced features and user-friendly software make it an indispensable tool for preserving valuable digital content over the long term.
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