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Ext Raid decision
I am about to buy additional storage. I am deciding between the Huge HMV-U320S 1250gb and the Medea RT3 5/1250gb. Huge boasts a 200mb/sec transfer and the Medea 130mb/sec
about an 800 dollar difference
any thoughts?
Will edit uncompressed SD beta SP. HD may not be for another 2 years.
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Bob Vick sr promo guy @ ch3 wwmt tv, kalamazoo, mi
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4 Replies
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Hey Bob,
I am anticipating more storage soon, and I am considering a SATA RAID. It’s cheaper, plenty fast for what you’re doing, and there are some models at Promax which can be configured in RAID 3 to protect data should a unit fail. They have some FireWire 800 RAIDS with removable drives which I have two of and they work great too.
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I have considered SATA. But I still get the reviews from both sides. Some say that it’s just not fast enough or even dependable enough. With Huge and Medea, you get history with a proven box. I would love to save some $$$ while getting more space. I guess I need more convincing to switch to SATA. But my mind is open tothe idea.
Bob Vick sr promo guy @ ch3 wwmt tv, kalamazoo, mi
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Bob,
I’m doing SD projects off a Firewire 800 RAID, and it works great, so SATA will be plenty fast enough. Do yourself a favor and check them out on Promax’s Web site.
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SATA Raid works for us doing Blackmagic 10bit uncompressed. Recommend Seritek/Firmtek boxes and cards with hot swap inexpensive trays.
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