Tower 4-Bay iStoragePro by Ci Design

Ci Design released the iStoragePro Tower series, a solution for independent, or even major motion picture video editors.

It seamlessly integrates with the design of any Apple, in fact it looks perfect next to a Mac Pro. The product configures with any video editing program such as Final Cut Pro, AVID (For units with direct attached RAID or with ATTO RAID controller cards), and Adobe Premier as well as any other graphic arts program. And, all iStoragePro devices are Mac OS X and Windows/Linux compatible, so even if you are not using a Mac you’ll still be able to use it on any system.

The Tower 4 Bay is a smaller design compared to the Tower 8 Bay. The enclosure weighs 8.7 pounds without the hard drives and 15 pounds with them, which compared to its previous generation, is over 50% lighter, and it remains competitively lighter than any other tower in its caliber designed by any different manufacturer.

While the new enclosure is light weight, it is still just as durable with an aluminum alloyed design, and up to 8 terabytes of disk capacity.

Making it more convenient, the enclosure includes a foldable handle so that it can be carried between locations.

Another feature of the new design is the enclosures removable fan, which makes it very convenient to open and replace parts. The removable fan assures state of the arc heat sink and cooling to ensure your data’s integrity. The Tower 4 Bay unit also has a power and activity light on the front side of it for each drive to know how each of the four bays is performing.

The first two models of the new series are the MiniSAS, and USB/FireWire/eSATA/RAID AKA UFER model, both of which have high standards of quality and reputation. Movie editing can add up in terabytes, but the iStoragePro’s 4 Bay 3.5” Towers supply up to 8 terabytes of disk capacity, which is enough for the average video editor.

The Tower 4 Bay UFER (USB/FireWire/eSATA/RAID) is designed for data protection with RAID 5. It also has a quad interface, with two Firewire 800 ports, one USB and an eSATA port. With an eSATA port, the UFER has been tested at high data transfer speeds of over 200 megabytes per second. Another feature of the UFER is a rectangular LCD screen on the front, which allows for precision monitoring.

The Tower 4 Bay MiniSAS is a less expensive solution for anyone who has large file sizes, a solution for independent filmmakers as the cost is reduced while you capacity (8TB) and speed. The SFF-8088 MiniSAS port is built for fast read/write speeds, making data transfer very convenient and effective for video editing. Tested at more than 300MB per second, the iT4MiniSAS is adequate for fast data transfer.

iStoragePro offers a 3 year warranty for all of its products and a customer service team, which can offer any support needed.