CalDigit VR 2 TB 2 Drive Media RAID System with Firewire & USB Interface, for Mac & Windows.

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Brand: CalDigit
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$664.05~~
Buy New: $389.00
as of 9/6/2010 04:40 CDT details
You Save: $275.05 (41%)

Rating:

1 reviews
Sales Rank: 209433

Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.4

MPN: 720514
ASIN: B0025W95OS

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Features:

	Manage, Monitor, Modify: The CalDigit VR features an easy to read, orange backlight LCD screen, that indicates RAID capacity, RAID information and environmental monitor
	A cooler design: The CalDigit technical team works with unparalleled effort to solve the overheating problem that many other storage products may have
	On the go: The CalDigit VR is a worry free mobile unit, which works great with the AJA IoHD or the Matrox MXO 2
	Easy configuration and monitors: The CalDigit VR provides the ability to monitor system status with a user friendly GUI (graphic user interface). It also offers password protection to prevent unauthorized reading of confidential RAID settings
	Advanced modular design: The CalDigit VR drives, fan and power supply are designed to be easily swapped. This modular design makes component replacement a breeze, which allows a dead drive to be quickly and easily hot swapped, replaced and rebuilt, to reduce downtime on time-critical projects

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The CalDigit VR is the most complete two drive RAID system on the market today. It offers impressive performance, unmatched connectivity and superior quality all in a sleek and easily upgradable enclosure that is both small and functional. The CalDigit VR provides configurable RAID modes with an LCD monitor that indicates RAID capacity, RAID information and environmental monitoring. With cutting edge technology, the CalDigit VR supports a variety of software applications. It is designed to connect with Mac, Linux, or Windows PC via eSATA, FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 connections. Performance (RAID 0), Protected (RAID 1), or JBOD can be configured from the back panel, or via the software provided. In performance mode, the CalDigit VR can utilize 2 SATA drives with speeds of up to 200MB/s and play back 10 bit uncompressed SD. In protected mode, the CalDigit VR provides continuous, full time protection of valuable digital content. If a hard drive should fail, the CalDigit VR will automatically rebuild your content in a short period of time.

Customer Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Product, Good Price April 7, 2009
J. McWhirter (Eugene, OR)
It took me 5 minutes to set the CalDigit VR to RAID 1, 1 TB. The setup instructions were very easy to understand and follow.

NOTE: During setup you need to decide what size 'block' you want. I chose 128k, as my files are mostly music and video, and range between 5 MB to 4 GB. You will want to choose a smaller block size if you are reading / writing smaller files.

I am using this drive to store 650 GB of video, audio, and photo. I have the drive connected via Firewire 800 to a Mac Mini - and both reside in my entertainment system.

The CalDigit drive is replacing a 1 TB Time Capsule that I was using as an external drive. Now I get to utilize the Time Capsule for what it was designed - backing up my Mac Mini.

iTunes, iPhoto, and iDVD - all really snap to life when accessing files on the CalDigit - it's really amazing.

My only complaint is the fan is fairly loud - not loud enough you can hear it during a movie, but loud enough you can hear it while watching television (assuming you don't watch television as loud as you watch a movie).

Overall I am extremely pleased with this unit, and would recommend it to anyone.

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