#SOFTRAID PRO PRO#

Perhaps a bit naively, I expected the same from the Mercury Elite Pro Quad, but with hard disks at its core and SoftRAID 5.6.5 as the controller (nothing to sneeze at, but it can’t quite keep up with the fastest. SoftRAID's intuitive interface and powerful feature set make this utility a must-have for any OS X Server admin, 'Pro' user, photographer, digital-video editor, or desktop user who wants more reliable backup for his computer. I'm not finding any 'Thunderbolt 4' capable RAID enclosures, although Thunderbolt 3 might be just the same speed with regular HDDs running RAID 5 anyway? Also, I want RAID 5 for capacity, but I really don't like 4 bay RAID 5 setups, would rather find a 5 or 6 drive RAID? I'm not the RAID expert though.Īny thoughts/recommendations appreciated. Lately, OWC has been making devices that are blazingly fast at a price that’s hard to compete with. SoftRAID also provides 'predictive disk failure', where users are alerted to potential disk failures even before they fail. Backups are on an older/slow 5 bay NAS RAID5

#SOFTRAID PRO SOFTWARE#

I currently have about 30TB of data spread across the existing Mac Pro internal drives (has small SSD boot and scratch disks, the rest large HDDs with a reference-drive 'home' folder). SOFTRAID VS APPLE RAID PRO SOFTRAID VS APPLE RAID SOFTWARE Expanding the storage capacity for an existing RAID For network drives like the Mloud series, the disks should be installed inside a product that is based on the same firmware and the drives will have to be mounted manually. The 2TB internal SSD would handle active editing, with completed projects moved to the RAID with something like 5 14tb drives, where I might occasionally make further edits (still want speed, but cost/capacity are more important). Whatever your workflow needs, the Mercury Elite Pro.

My thought is to replace my aging Mac Pro (2010) with a maxed out M1 MM and a Thunderbolt RAID5. Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID The Preferred Storage Solution Designed to put the power of choice in your hands, the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad packs an unprecedented combination of USB connectivity, universal drive bays, and advanced SoftRAID capabilities into a whisper-quiet aluminum enclosure. Pro photog here, looking for recommendations for best RAID solution for the M1 Mac Mini.

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