Addonics 6Gb eSATA /Mini SAS RAID Towers for Video
From 4 to 15 3.5-inch SATA HDDs
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on March 11, 2014 at 3:13 pmAddonics Technologies, Inc. announced the 6G RAID Tower family of external storage solutions, which connect multiple drives to any system at 6Gb/s speed.
Prices start at $189.
The solutions are for video storage or large data applications. They are a simple way to expand the storage capacity of servers or any computing equipment with terabytes of storage space without sacrificing the speed capability of the high performance HDD or SSD.
Depending on the model, up to 60TB can be installed into one 6G RAID Tower. With the exception of the RAID Tower Mini, which uses a simple screw mount, drives are added or removed like tape cartridges from each drive bay without any special tools.
The four models in the family include:
RAID Tower Mini. It can be integrated with the latest 6G Port Multiplier (PM) to support data rate of 6Gb/s when connecting to a 6Gb eSATA port. All the drives are connected to the system via a single eSATA cable and appear as individual drives. It also allows to install up to four 3.5″ SATA HDD or SSDs.
RAID Tower III. It supports connecting up to five 3.5″ SATA HDDs to the computer via a single 6Gb eSATA connection. It connects to the system via eSATA port.
RAID Tower IX. With 6G PM can connect up to 15 3.5″ SATA drives to the system with throughput up to 6Gb/s via three eSATA cables. The last member family, the RAID Tower IX 6G, connects up to 15 3.5″ SATA drives through a mini SAS connection.