Updated May 15/13
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LACIE 4BIG
LaCie 4big "Classic" Quadra
4-BAY RAID - USB 2, FireWire 400 & 800, and eSATA
8 TB - $879 - in stock
LaCie 4big "New" Quadra
4 Bay RAID - USB 3 and Firewire 800 (no eSATA)
8 TB - $879 - special order
12 TB - $1149 - in stock
16 TB - $1499 - special order
Lacie Platinum Care 5 Year Warranty Includes Data Recovery - $479
Call for details.
RAID Choices - Can have RAID 0, 1, 3, 3 + spare, 5, 5 + spare.
RAID 0 - all the data is written across 4 drives. Gives
you maximum speed, but if one drive fails, the entire RAID dies.
RAID 1 - Data is written to 2 drives, and then mirrored
on 2 drives. Cuts the available storage in half (so a 1 TB becomes
500GB).
RAID 5 - If one drive in a RAID 5
array fails, the lost data can be rebuilt from data
on the remaining disks. Most secure for data. Storage
is cut by 25%, so 1 TB becomes a 750GB.
Benchmarks (RAID 5)
FW800 - Write 41 MB/s Read 71 MB/s
eSATA - Write 200 MB/sec Read 250 MB/s
Replacement Drawers
2 TB - $189 - special order - usually takes 2 days
3 TB - $249 - special order - usually takes 2 days
4 TB - $319 - special order - usually takes 2 days
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