Jon Schilling
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Alex,
The ST2 offers RAID 0 or JBOD but not RAID 1, still decent & priced right too: https://stardom-usa.com/product_list.php?sno=0000184 we’re still working on the page content, but it’s configured through a switch in the back.
Jon
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heat stroke is a real possibility out there as Tim mentioned. Do drink water.
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A JBOD 2 bay Firewire 800 storage device is another option.
Back up your data manually, no decrease in speed as with a RAID 1 device.Jon Schilling
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Thomas,
Great, then my suggestion would be applicable! Not sure if Alex at DV411 would send you a STARDOM ST8-U5 with an ATTO card to the UK, but anything’s possible.
Jon
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Alex,
I didn’t catch the “iMac” part, that does change things. If he wants/needs appreciable speed in RAID 6 there aren’t many options. We do have a 5 bay with RAID 6, but with FireWire 800 speeds it’d still be too slow to edit uncompressed HD. Maybe Bob Z or someone else has a suggestion.
Jon
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Tom,
Our STARDOM ST8-U5 (8 bay mini-SAS) DAS with a ATTO R680 card will give you 700MB/s Read/Write Speeds in RAID 6. While it’s not a cheap solution, it’s more cost effective than others out there & is field proven, with end users such as NBC using it. The beauty of the ATTO R680 card is you won’t lose much speed if a drive fails and you need to rebuild.
It seems like you’ve done some research on RAID 6. We take it you’re editing in Final Cut Pro?
RAID 6 is the best choice when editing, (when you have the capacity to do so). Always get more capacity Larger drives than you think you’ll use, trust me.
With RAID 5 if you have a drive fail and a 2nd drive fails in the rebuild process, you’ll lose the whole array in RAID 5.
In RAID 6 you can have 2 drives fail and still be protected.
https://silverado.cc/shop/product.php?productid=1440 sells it as a turnkey ST8-U5 (mini-SAS) with an ATTO R380 card & drives.
Jon Schilling | Sales & Marketing
RAIDON-USA Technology
STARDOM Storage by RAIDON
15356 East Valley Blvd., Suite B
City of Industry, CA 91746
Tel: 626-333-7888
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Have you guys checked this out? Although not RAID 5 (as it’s only 2 drives) could be an option….
https://www.stardom-usa.com/pro_drive_feature.html
We offer 2 different models:
Pro Drive PD 2510 is RAID 1 – 2 X SSD or 2.5″ hard drive
and Pro Drive PD 2520 is RAID 0 – 2 X SSD or 2.5″ hard drive also has a FW 800 & USB 2.0 connection for “off site” use.That’s 2 X SSD or 2.5″ hard drives in a 3.5″ bat on your Mac Pro.
Take a look.
Jon
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Promise starts shipping their 4 & 6 bay Storage in April, (pricing not yet set), interestingly enough it’ll only be sold at the Apple Store, (I was told). Eventually all the peripheral manufacturers will have something, time will tell. So much for USB 3.0
Jon
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Jesse,
The downside is this, Highpoint support is notoriously bad, this applies to updates, failures, incompatibility, etc. I don’t recommend them & anyone worth their salt wouldn’t either. Remember that you get what you pay for.
Jon Schilling
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Our STARDOM ST2 product also features an internal power supply & at $159.99 it’s a great price, 2 X Firewire 800/400 + USB 2.0 RAID 0 or JBOD, you can pick one up here: https://www.welovemacs.com/st2wabc.html
You can put whatever drives you have on hand inside, as long as they are the same model & capacity, that product will support 1 – 2TB drive per tray. Our 3.5″ trays are also completely interchangeable with any of our other 3.5″ drive supported products.Any questions, feel free to drop us a line.
Jonathan Schilling
RAIDON-USA Technology, Inc.
STARDOM Storage Solutions by RAIDON
Tel: 626-333-7888 X121
Email: jon@raidon-usa.com