[Pdjk]

Thanks CharlieX! G-Speed is the way we went.
…and I guess its closer to 230MB/s covers most HD.
Thanks for the input!

pdjk

[Pdjk]

So it looks like we need a good 300MBytes/sec for HD (according to the AJA Data Rate Calculator). That Sans Digital states 100Mbps, so we are still looking…

pdjk

[Pdjk]

Yes, you’re right. And Ciprico is a strong company, the huge raid is just old now and on its way out, it was rock solid until fairly recently.

The work is not heavy editing but I do have to ingest/output 720p 59.94 thru the Kona2 a few times a week.

We are aiming for $1k to $3k, and right now are leaning towards a Sans Digitial MobileRAID Series MR5S1 – 5-Bay RAID 6 Enclosure. (3.75TB and $3k)

Wondering if anybody has experience with Sans Digital.

Here are the specs if want to glance (and I am on a PowerPC G5 – KONA 2 – FCP – OSX 10.4.8):

Sans Digital – MR5S1 Features:
-RAID Hardware Design supports RAID 0,1,10,3,5,6,JBOD & Hot Spare Disk
-Multiple RAID selection
-Supports SATA I (1.5Gb/s) and SATA II (3Gb/s) Hard Drives
-Support latest 750GB Hard Drive. Up to 3.75TB storage capacity.
-Support SMART, NCQ, and OOB staggered spin-up capable drives
-Online Array roaming
-Online RAID level/stripe size migration
-Online RAID capacity expansion and RAID level migration simultaneously
-Automatic insertion/removal detection and rebuild
-Hard Disk, Fan and Temperature failure detectors to ensure system stability
-Web browser-based RAID management via Arc. Http Proxy through RS-232 port for Windows, Linux & FreeBSD enviroment.
-Standard Interface, No extra drivers required

Specs:
Form Factor: Desktop
Hot-Swap Bays: