Digital Video - April 2008 - (Page 26) INSTANT EXPERT BY NED SOLTZ BACKUP PLANS EVEN MORE RAID STORAGE OPTIONS ALL SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF RAID 0,1,5,1+0,10 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ITEM/ CONTACT COMPANY MSRP WHAT IT IS SPECS E-Class RAID Promise Technology Contact vendor www.promise.com Promise offers multi-bay rackmount enclosures in SCSI, SAS and SATA configurations. RAID 6 capable. Scalable. Multi-platform SAN options. Four-drive eSATA RAID with optional controller card. Shatters all price barriers in hardwarebased RAIDs that support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD. Promise delivers on their name. Most useful in medium production environments is a 12-drive system using SAS interface to SATA drives. Definitely consider this vendor in high end applications. Apple has certified Promise Technology VTrak E-Class RAIDS for their Xsan 2 networking. G Speed ES G-Technology $899-$2,699 Four drives in a hotswappable enclosure starting at just $900 for 1TB up to $2,700 for 4TB. Can support HD even in RAID 5 configuration. www.g-technology.com $895 (without drives) Sidecar 3Ware Dedicated controller card plus funny-looking 4-drive enclosure. www.3ware.com Fusion D400/D800 Sonnet Technologies It’s a conversation piece and a powerful RAID with a PowerPCbased controller card. Add your own drives. We will review this product in a later issue, but this has the potential of being one of the most interesting new approaches to RAID-protected storage. $3,495-$7,995 eSATA RAID with swappable drive enclosure. www.sonnettech.com Varies with configuration Sonnet Technologies is a leader in storage solutions and among those few who understand needs of video. This combines a Sonnet eSATA card with a processor in the enclosure to deliver all levels of RAID possible. Available as well in rack-mount models. Sonnet also offers superb tech support. Wiebetech offers a single-drive RTX case for SATA drive with eSATA, FireWire and USB 2.0 interfaces. Wonderful for backup or just removable storage. That same principle is applied to a series of enclosures from 4 to 8 drives in a range of interfaces. The RAID solutions are true hardware RAIDs with all of the available levels of protection. RTX System Wiebetech Removable enclosures eSATA or SCSI interface. www.wiebetech.com $7,999 for 8-gig RAID HDPro CalDigit Just introduced, fixed-drive, nonhot-swappable drives and enclosure with hardware RAID. www.caldigit.com SAS R348 Adapter This unit includes both RAID 5 and RAID 6 capabilities in a true hardware RAID. About the lowest price point for a high-capacity hardware RAID and includes a dedicated controller card based upon Intel chipset. CalDigit provides solid tech support. ATTO $1,095 Controller card with 4 internal and 4 external eSATA or SAS ports. ATTO has long been a leader in SCSI card solutions. This card for any PCIe computer can support up to 128 drives with RAID capabilities. Add your own enclosure system. www.attotech.com MediaGrid Storage A total solution for broadcast environments and the choice of networks, post facilities and others needing critical storage and management capabilities. This is not a solution for your home studio or even small workgroup, but needs to be mentioned because of its sheer power and features. The system is highly scalable and includes a content server and grid storage with multiple interconnected content servers. Omneon Contact vendor www.omneon.com Media Vault Ciprico $4,000 and up Fibre channel or Ultra SCSI 320 RAID. Ciprico offers a wide range of solutions. Media Vault systems include 4- and 5-drive models in sturdy enclosures. Great technical support. Very fast and dependable systems for nonlinear editing. www.ciprico.com Biggest S2S RAID www.lacie.com The LaCie systems are staples in the marketplace and offer speed, quality and support. This new offering balances cost with features. RAID 5 or 6 systems which offer parity add to the cost, making this an economical alternative. LaCie $3,149 (for 5TB) RAID 0, 1, 0+1 with dedicated PCIe or PCI-X controller card. 26 dv april 2008 www.dv.com http://www.promise.com http://www.g-technology.com http://www.3ware.com http://www.sonnettech.com http://www.wiebetech.com http://www.caldigit.com http://www.attotech.com http://www.omneon.com http://www.ciprico.com http://www.lacie.com http://www.dv.com
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