- http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thunderbolt-performance-z77a-gd80,3205-2.html
- Thunderboth out-runs the others for sequential reads but not for random-reads…
- {Would multi-stream, e.g. multi-camera and multi-audio, look pretty “random”}
- I think the Lacie Quadra 4Big eSATA looks good.
- http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en-GB&rlz=1T4ADFA_enGB477GB477&q=Lacie+Quadra+4Big+eSATA&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=183735695315929708&sa=X&ei=pSQnUObiPObO0QW9_YHQCg&ved=0CFoQ8wIwAg
- Around £700 to £800 online, e.g. see Trust Hardware
- eSATA 3Gbits and FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports for maximum compatibility with any Mac or PC.
- Seven RAID modes … native RAID controller that preserves computer resources, the 4big Quadra offers superior support for the most demanding applications.
- When used in RAID 0 or RAID 5, the 4big Quadra supports multiple audio, DV, SD, and HD streams, and up to one stream of uncompressed 10-bit NTSC video in playback. Greater performance can … be achieved when connecting several units together to a multilane eSATA four-port host adapter, in order to support multi-stream uncompressed 10-bit 1080i HD post-production.
- http://www.trusthardware.co.uk/products.asp?partno=301359EK
- capacities up to 6TB
- burst transfer rates reaching up to 200-230MB/s* through eSATA 3Gbits
- stackable and chainable design helps to save space, while its expandable and scalable up to four units (providing up to an amazing 24TB capacity and 600 MB/s transfer rates).
- Compared to traditional RAID towers, it saves up to 30-80% more energy, and its revolutionary ultra-reliable cooling system is almost 50% more quiet,
- 4 hot-swappable disks for non-stop data access.
- Weight 7.1 kg
- Height 18cm, Width 22.2 cm, Depth 17.5 mm (7″ x 8.7″ x 6.9″)
- http://www.amazon.co.uk/LaCie-4big-Quadra-SATA-300-FireWire/dp/B002A9J6EA/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1344743545&sr=1-2-fkmr0
- Same thing, but 8TB, same size and weight and not much different price!
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