Table 2: Relative Ranking of System Attributes
CHARACTERISTIC |
4mm |
MO |
CD-R |
19mm |
VHS |
Beta |
3590 |
DLT2000 |
DLT 4000 |
8mm |
Low Initial System Cost |
excel |
excel |
fair |
poor |
good |
poor |
good |
excel |
fair |
excel |
Low Media Cost |
excel |
good |
excel |
poor |
excel |
good |
excel |
fair |
excel |
|
High Single Media Cap |
poor |
poor |
poor |
excel |
good |
good |
fair |
fair |
fair |
poor |
Support Hardware Compress |
yes |
no |
no |
no |
yes |
no |
yes |
yes |
yes |
yes |
High System Throughput |
poor |
fair |
poor |
excel |
fair |
excel |
excel |
fair |
fair |
poor |
Low System Complexity |
poor |
fair |
poor |
excel |
good |
good |
good |
fair |
good |
poor |
High System Capacity |
fair |
fair |
poor |
excel |
excel |
excel |
poor |
excel |
excel |
good |
Easy System Expansion |
poor |
good |
poor |
good |
excel |
good |
fair |
excel |
excel |
excel |
Long Head Life |
poor |
excel |
excel |
fair |
poor |
fair |
excel |
excel |
excel |
poor |
Long Media Life |
fair |
excel |
excel |
fair |
fair |
fair |
good |
good |
good |
poor |
Low Bit Error Rate |
excel |
poor |
poor |
good |
fair |
excel |
?? |
excel |
excel |
excel |
File Search Rate |
poor |
excel |
excel |
good |
good |
good |
good |
fair |
fair |
poor |
Media Change Time |
good |
poor |
excel |
fair |
excel |
good |
poor |
good |
good |
good |
Relative Scale: Poor, Fair, Good, Excel
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