G-Technology 8TB G-Speed Q 4-Bay Storage

Specifications:

Brand: G-Technology, Storage: 8TB G-RAID External Dual-  Drive Storage System, Raid: Pre-configured RAID 0 for optimal speed and performance

Description:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Designed with a solid all-aluminum enclosure with fout hot-swappable Enterprise-class hard drive modules and quiet cooling fan technology, the G-SPEED Q 8TB (4 x 2TB) 4-Bay RAID Array from G-Technology provides content creators with a high-performance, multi-interface, 4-bay RAID solution for different types of digital assets, including multi-stream SD, HDV, DVCPRO HD, Apple ProRes 422, and uncompressed HD video workflows. Equipped with one 5 Gb/s USB 3.0 port, one 3 Gb/s eSATA port, and two 800 Mb/s FireWire 800 ports, the G-SPEED Q features an internal RAID controller that will support RAID 0 for performance and RAID 5 for data redundancy. The array will also support data transfer rates of up to 252 MB/s.

The G-SPEED Q comes pre-formatted as HFS+ for Mac OS 10.6 and later and is also compatible with 64-bit versions of Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP via a reformat. Please bear in mind that 32-bit operating systems which limit maximum volume sizes to 2.2TB are not supported. Included with this array are a universal AC power supply, four removable disk modules, a USB 3.0/2.0 cable, a FireWire 800 cable, and an eSATA cable. Supports multi-stream SD, HDV, DVCPRO HD, Apple ProRes 422, and uncompressed HD video workflows. High-speed, port multiplied 3 Gb/s eSATA interface with a single cable connection. Internal RAID controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 5. Enterprise-class, hot-swappable 7200 rpm SATA III 6 Gb/s hard drives with up to a 64MB cache. Quiet Zl-aluminum enclosure, Quiet cooling fan technology.