8TB | G-SPEED Q – RAID 0, 5 Storage System with Enterprise Drives, eSATA, FireWire 800, USB2

Quick Facts

• High-speed, low-cost RAID featuring an internal RAID controller with Quad interface
• Whisper quiet aluminum enclosure features (4) hot-swappable drives
• Supports multi-stream SD and compressed HD workflows
• Internal RAID controller support RAID 0 and RAID 5
• Four hot-swappable Hitachi Enterprise-class 7200 RPM, 3.5" 3Gbit SATA drives each with up to 32MB cache
• Storage capacities up to 12TB*
• RAID level selection software for Mac and PC
• Auto-rebuild in RAID 5 mode
• Quiet "smart" cooling fan ensures reliable operation and data integrity
• Unique industrial design, compact all aluminum enclosure
• Mac® OS X and Windows® compatible
• Standard 3-year factory warranty

Protected, Quad-Interface Storage Solutions

G-SPEED Q provides content creators a high-performance, quad-interface, 4-bay RAID storage solution for every type of digital asset. Equipped with 3Gbit eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2.0, G-SPEED Q offers high-speed connectivity. It also features an internal RAID controller, solid, all-aluminum enclosure with (4) hot-swappable hard disk drive modules and "Smart Fan" technology, keeping it quiet. The internal RAID controller features the Oxford 936SE, supporting RAID 0 for maximum performance or RAID 5 for data protection. RAID configuration is accomplished through a simple Mac or PC application. G-SPEED Q's small footprint and portability make it perfect for laptop applications where high capacity and RAID protection is important. The high performance quad interface features (1) eSATA, (2) FireWire 800, and (1) USB 2.0 port.

Enterprise-class hard drives!

• Optimal reliability
• 24x7 availability **
• Optimized for multi-bay RAID (RVS)
• Used in data centers worldwide

Complete Performance

When connected eSATA using the G-Tech PCIe x4 RAID controller or other 4x eSATA adapter, the G-SPEED Q can sustain over 220MB/sec. FireWire performance completely saturates the FireWire 800 bus at speeds of 75-80MB/sec.