Does such device exist?

thewanted said:
...My PC with 14 x 2TB drives and FlexRAID gives me too many headaches, so swapping it out for a Mac Mini with a Drobo 5D (5 x 4TB drives) is very appealing. And very expensive...
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Out of curiosity What headaches? I can understand if you simply didn't want another "computer" to maintain.
 
How about the LaCie Little Big Disk?

It comes pre-configured with 1/2TB normal disks, or you can get it with the SSD's in 512GB/1TB (more expensive). All are Thunderbolt as you requested.

I'd just drop £240 on the 2TB version, strip out the hard disks, which you can sell for £50 each, and then pop in 2x 256GB SSD's - £whatever and you are all done.

Make's it a £140 enclosure, but if you must have Thunderbolt with RAID support then that's it really.

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10549
 
OspreyO said:
Out of curiosity What headaches? I can understand if you simply didn't want another "computer" to maintain.
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I don't want to derail or hijack Raymond's thread.

I've been having software issues for a while (not with FlexRAID, although it does come with it's own set of problems), and I can't help but wonder if a dedicated storage device would take all the pain away.
 
rpstewart said:
Raymond, this looks like it might do the job:

http://www.raidsonic.de/en/products/soho-raid.php?we_objectID=8162
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Sorry I missed this! Amazing!

Journey said:
How about the LaCie Little Big Disk?

It comes pre-configured with 1/2TB normal disks, or you can get it with the SSD's in 512GB/1TB (more expensive). All are Thunderbolt as you requested.

I'd just drop £240 on the 2TB version, strip out the hard disks, which you can sell for £50 each, and then pop in 2x 256GB SSD's - £whatever and you are all done.

Make's it a £140 enclosure, but if you must have Thunderbolt with RAID support then that's it really.

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10549
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Now I need to see what difference between the above and this LaCie and crunch some numbers.
 
So...

1.
Raidon Raidon 2420-B3 + Two x Samsung 830 SSD 256G = £408.32

2.
LaCie 512GB SATA III SSD Thunderbolt Little Big Disk = £549.00

Just saw this on Youtube, it is LOUD...

3.
Synology Diskstation DS213 Air Network + Two x Samsung 830 256G = £540.90

Option 1 is the cheapest as expected, but unknown enclosure and its reliability, can't find any solid info online.

Option 2 is the easiest out of the box plug and play solution but most expensive. Fastest.

Option 3 is most versatile but slightly slower. I do love the option of I can use the enclosure later with 3.5" HD. Just no Thunderbolt.
 
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This is the speed via USB 3 on a external 7200rmp HD.



I want faster....lol it is the random access speed that I want.

What is the bandwidth limit over ethernet?
 
This is the Little Big Disk taken apart. Maybe fan could be replaced/modded.


That earlier vid you posted is with a HD. THis is one with the SSD, speeds are different.


Write 255 read 498
 
OspreyO said:
USB3 is quicker.

But the convenience of something available on the network counts for a lot.
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I don't need that though, the files are seen through Lightroom only. If you look at the same file outside lightroom the photos are unedited, like photo negatives.
 
Maybe there's an agent somewhere who would have one in stock you could demo for noise etc. Kinda thing a Graphic Design/Multimedia place would have.
 
OWC Ship from the states but they're very well known in the Mac world and ship bits to the UK all the time.

If it's down to Lacie & Synology then I would probably say the Lacie as speed in this scenario trumps the additional functionality.
 
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