[Vman06830]

[peskypesky] “Wow! Seems like pretty universal acclaim for the CalDigit products. I have to say I’m leaning in their direction.

One further question. On doing a system profile, it appears that I already have a Sonnet Tempo-X SATA 4+4 card installed on my G5. This surprised me. Guess the computer came loaded with it?

Anyone know if this’ll work with the CalDigit SATA-RAIDS (or those of other manufacturers)?”

From what I can tell, Sonnet Tempo-x card is a port multiplier card which supports multiple drives to connet to one single SATA port. It is a good card , however, it may not good for HD editing, you will need multiple units to do real high-def.

CalDigit has a bundle deal – you buy their S2VR HD SATA RAID, and they send you free SATA card, FASTA-4e or FASTA-4x.

CalDigit’s SATA card appears to be faster than any other SATA card, roughtly 30% faster than others. and it is more stable, no hugh spike.

they have AJA speed test on their pages
https://www.caldigit.com/FASTA-4x.asp
https://www.caldigit.com/FASTA-4e.asp

You do not have to spend extra money on buying card from CalDigit’s reseller, all you need just tell them which capacity and which interface – PCIx or PCIe you are looking for.

[Vman06830]

[peskypesky] ”
On another thread, the CalDigit RAIDS were recommended. Are there any others that people are happy with?
Also, I just want to be sure I’m clear on this. I will need a PCI-SATA card, the SATA-RAID, and a controller. Anything else or are those all the parts?”

We are using CalDigit’s S2VR HD.
VERY STABLE. haven’t had a problem in our 4 months of using it.
We use it every day to edit our HD project.

You will only need:
1. FASTA-4 card (choose from PCIe or PCIx), their FAQ tells you which one you need
https://www.caldigit.com/faq.asp

2. SATA RAID – which is S2VR HD (choose from 1.5TB to 3.75TB)
https://www.caldigit.com/S2VRHD.asp

that’s all you need.

I especially like the way – single vendor support, caldigit offers. very easy to get support from them. Great product, great support.

hope this helps.

[Vman06830]

We are using CalDigit’s solution… and HEY! It runs with Mac Pro.

You will need a SATA card:
https://www.caldigit.com/FASTA-4e.asp

If your current drives aren’t fast enough, CalDigit has a offers an awesome storage solution:
https://www.caldigit.com/S2VRHD.asp

Their 5-drive RAID solution is about 30MB/s – 50MB/s faster than any other solution. This gives you safer margin to do the editing.

You don’t have to pay any extra for the SATA card because its included, the price is pretty sweet. You should check it out.