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mikekay  
#1 Posted : Friday, November 13, 2015 8:33:04 PM(UTC)
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I have been seeking a high throughput / redundant storage solution for my vMix rig. I found this today and I'm wondering if anybody has tried this and has an opinion. It looks perfect for my use, and is not too expensive.

http://eshop.macsales.co...t/FireWire_USB3_eSATA_1U
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#2 Posted : Friday, November 13, 2015 10:48:18 PM(UTC)
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Are you going to use SSDs?

The are high performance and throughput :) Whether in a RAID setup or stand alone.

In fact not in all scenarios but I find sometimes the simplest setup might be 2 SSDs and a way of syncing files to the second one. Rather than buying a special chassis.

I can't see anything wrong with your choice, there are so many good choices.
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#3 Posted : Saturday, November 14, 2015 12:36:53 AM(UTC)
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At that price I would look at Thunderbolt options if your MB supports it. Look here: https://thunderbolttechnology.net/products

If not Firewire is a good but aging tech.
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#4 Posted : Saturday, November 14, 2015 12:55:20 AM(UTC)
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There are some 2.5" Drive Bays allowing 2 x M.2 SSD Drives.

Along with PCIe Cards that allow several M.2 SSD Drives worth investigating. Therefore you are looking at internal storage, closer to your CPU no going via potentially slower buses/cables to another chassis. Need to know more about your needs to see if they would be appropriate and NO I have not tried much the M.2 SSD solutions as they are so NEW.
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#5 Posted : Saturday, November 14, 2015 1:45:03 AM(UTC)
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thats old tech and overpriced for what it is. dont buy
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#6 Posted : Saturday, November 14, 2015 3:11:43 AM(UTC)
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If you get that unit buy it without hard drives, then you can put whatever brand of drives you want in it at a lower price. There are better options for external storage out there that don't restrict you to using 7200 RPM drives.
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#7 Posted : Saturday, November 14, 2015 8:33:49 AM(UTC)
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4 or more SATA III drive in a Raid 1+0 in a enclosure should work just fine, but the cost/GB of the rackmount options you posted really aren't that bad.
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#8 Posted : Saturday, November 14, 2015 9:45:12 AM(UTC)
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I have contacted the company with a series of questions including, can units be daisy chained, have they tested with SSDs, is there a Thunderbolt version being made. There is a factor here which is important - full rackmount. I have not found an external raid that is affordable and rackmounted. My video unit is one rackmount. Having the hard drives in a secured enclosure is worth something as I am often surrounded by people, other gear, and traffic. I would buy one unit without drives and try it out. But eventually I would like to upgrade to vMix Multicore and stream raw to individual hard drives. I cannot install that many drive in my computer...
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#9 Posted : Sunday, November 15, 2015 9:46:21 AM(UTC)
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The research continues. I am now considering the following unit: http://www.lacie.com/ca/...t-2/#Thunderbolt2Speeds. It is brand new technology and is almost affordable at 2K Canadian prices. I have to add a Thunderbolt card to my system as well, but 12 TB, excellent throughput, rack mounted and expandable.

When home in the studio, this unit could be hooked up to my editing machine as well.

Anybody had a chance to use something like this?
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#10 Posted : Sunday, November 15, 2015 10:20:48 AM(UTC)
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go here, alot cheeper and you can build your own. http://www.datoptic.com/ec/
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#11 Posted : Sunday, November 15, 2015 10:51:47 AM(UTC)
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Thanks for the post, but I am not sure the Datopics is a cheaper option. The Lacie is a 8 bay, 1U and comes loaded with 12 TB of drives which I can purchase for $1,895.64 Canadian. The Datopic comparable unit, 8 bay, is a 2U, and costs $1,833.15 US, with exchange rate add 35% and is unloaded. Still have to buy drives...

The Datoptics does appear to be more flexible when it comes to media, but I am still trying to get more information on it.
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