Understanding Ampex’s Five Levels of Products
April 21, 2025 - AMPEX DATA SYSTEMS
Ampex offers five distinct levels of data recorders, ensuring customers can find the right solution for their specific operational needs.
Our BASE products provide cost-effective, mission-required capabilities, delivering reliable performance at an economical price.
The PLUS line builds on BASE, offering expanded features such as increased storage and additional connectivity options.
MAX products push the boundaries of performance, capacity, and processing power, making them ideal for high-speed, high-data-rate applications.
FLIGHT TEST line is engineered specifically for aerospace testing and instrumentation, featuring high-speed acquisition, synchronization, and analysis tools to support advanced test and evaluation missions.
Finally, our RACK MOUNT solutions provide enterprise-level storage and processing, where industry-leading design meets peak operational performance, supporting multi-channel, large-capacity, and networked applications.
Which Ampex Product Line is Best for You?
Choosing the right data recording solution depends on your mission requirements, data volume, security needs, and operational environment. Whether you need cost-effective mission data capture (BASE), expanded storage and I/O options (PLUS), high-performance real-time processing (MAX), large-scale enterprise storage (RACK MOUNT), or precision flight test recording (FLIGHT TEST), Ampex offers a tailored solution
designed to meet your operational needs. Contact our experts to find the perfect fit for your mission.
BASE Product Comparison
Ampex BASE products are designed for organizations needing cost-effective, mission-critical data acquisition without unnecessary complexity. These rugged data recorders provide reliable performance in harsh environments, ensuring secure and accurate data capture for ISR, mission data recording, telemetry, and system monitoring. Built with size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) optimization, BASE products are ideal for platforms where space and power constraints are a concern. Whether used in aerospace, ground vehicles, or naval applications, BASE solutions deliver secure, encrypted storage with essential functionality at an economical price point.
Is a BASE product right for you?
If your primary need is secure, rugged data acquisition with mission-required capabilities at a low cost, BASE solutions provide a perfect balance of performance and affordability.
