LaCie Unveils Biggest S2S Five-bay RAID Tower
July 19, 2005
Hillsboro, OR - LaCie unveiled the Biggest S2S, a five-bay RAID tower they say is capable of reaching interface speeds of 3Gb/s with next generation serial ATA (SATA) technology. Priced from $1999 to $3499, LaCie says that with sustained transfer rates of 187MB/s, this compact tower is ideal for fast real-time storage of uncompressed video files thanks to its true SATA II-to-SATA II connection. According to the company, Biggest S2S is the second new RAID solution from LaCie in less than a year, offering an extraordinary combination of up to 2.5TB capacity, RAID security and fast throughput at a fraction of the cost for traditional RAID systems.
LaCie says that Biggest S2S can be easily configured to Fast (RAID 0) in which disks are striped together for best performance without redundancy; Safe (RAID 1) in which all data is mirrored on duplicate disks for ultimate redundancy; Safe + Fast, (RAID 0+1) a combination of striping for speed and mirroring for redundancy; Big in which drives are strung together or concatenated and treated as one large volume for maximum storage; or JBOD in which each physical disk is independent and mapped completely to its logical volume.
"With sustained transfer rates of 187MB/s, Biggest S2S offers the fast throughput needed by video editors," says Emanuela Boila, LaCie Product Manager. "Biggest S2S is the most secure true SATA II-to-SATA II solution available at the lowest price imaginable. It’s simple to set up with easily identifiable RAID settings, and video editors or IT administrators can instantly get the extra headroom they need for real-time editing or fast backup."
This storage solution comes bundled with the LaCie SATA II 3Gb/s PCI-X Card 4E. Users simply plug the Biggest S2S into this next-generation SATA II 3Gb/s host to achieve sustained transfer rates of up to 187MB/s, according to the company. Designed with video editors and IT administrators in mind, Biggest S2S was developed to satisfy the need for high-volume security and speed at a comparatively cost-effective price.
According to the company, it features Huge scalable capacities of up to 2.5TB Supports uncompressed video editing Easy setup - simply plug into a SATA host Automatic on-line rebuilding Comes with the LaCie SATA II 3Gb/s PCI-X Card 4E Cross-platform for PC and Mac
Availability
LaCie says the Biggest S2S will ship in the US beginning July and worldwide in September. All units ship with drives preconfigured to Fast (RAID 0) for immediate use. Biggest S2S comes with necessary cables and the LaCie SATA II 3GB/s PCI-X Card 4E. All Biggest S2S towers include a standard two-year warranty.
Prices
301030 LaCie Biggest S2S 1.25TB: $1999
301032 LaCie Biggest S2S 2.5TB: $3499
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