QUAD Interface 4 drive RAID

    eSATA + Firewire + USB3

1U Aluminum Rackmount/Desktop Enclosure

        RAID0 - RAID1 - RAID3 - RAID5 - JBOD
  

Features:

Removable rack mounting hardware for desktop use

• Integrated Hardware RAID Controller
  
• RAID0, RAID1, RAID3, RAID5 or non RAID.
  
• Fully Hotswap Capable Trayless Drive Bays
• Complete with all cables
  
• Compatible with any computer with eSATA Firewire or USB port
  
• Platform non-specific - Works with any OS

Options:   Installed Hard Drives from Seagate or Hitachi. You can get your Burly with or without hard drive installed. These are top of the line retail drives with standard retail drive manufacturer warranty. We will have our technicians install and test any hard drive, either by selecting an enclosure with a hard drive here or by selecting any SATA hard drive from MacGurus SATA Hard Drive page.

Performance

  A built in JMicron RAID controller gives video quality performance in RAID3 for large media files like photos or video. For more general purpose data storage needs RAID5 is the best performance choice.

  RAID3 and RAID5 performance over eSATA or USB3 is roughly 180 MB/sec write and 220 MB/sec read. This varies somewhat depending on file size and drive type and capacity used. It is our recommendation that all RAID drives be identical model and capacity. Over Firewire 400, 800 or USB2 speed is determined by the maximum bus speed and is effected by other devices sharing the bus.

Specifications: Supported Hard Drives: SATAI, SATAII or SATAIII USB3 port and cable compatible with USB2 Power Supply: Switchable 110-120v - 220-240v Cooling: 3 x 40MM case fan Dimensions: 17.4 in. Wide x 12 in. Deep x 1.8 in. High System Requirements: OSX 10.4 and later                                     Windows XP/Vista/7 1 year warranty

Shipping contents: 4 Bay eSATA/FW/USB Enclosure with your choice of 4 Drives 5 ft. 9 pin Firewire 800 cable 5 ft. 6 pin Firewire 400 cable 5 ft. USB3 cable 5 ft. eSATA cable Power Cable 4 user installable rubber desktop feet

Features

  Choosing your RAID type is a snap. Switches on the back of the enclosure can be set to desired RAID or non RAID format, power on with the set button held down and the controller does the rest. With RAID0+1, RAID1, RAID3 or RAID5 the built in RAID controller will auto rebuild your RAID when a replacement drive is inserted and enclosure is power cycled.

  Drive replacement or swapping could not be easier. This enclosure has one of the nicest trayless designs made anywhere. Pull the lever out, the drive slides out far enough to easily remove.

  In JBOD mode this enclosure can be used on any bus, freely swapping in drives as needed can be done on any bus that supports hotplugging (typically all eSATA, USB and Firewire buses support hotplugging). No need to power up and down, just dismount and then remove the drive. Insert another drive and it will mount.

Recommendation

  This is a nicely built storage enclosure. Fans and drives idle down when not in use. Fan noise is very reasonable. Speed is as fast as you get over a single connection. RAID functions are easy to use. Set up on your desktop or installed in your rack this enclosure will do the job and do it well. The workmanship is superb. Great choice for anyone needing 4 drives in a small neat package.

 

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