Features
NEW PORTABLE VERSION with LCD Display
Ultra Fast Oxford 936DS Chipset
PROFESSIONAL QUALITY for PC or Apple MAC
- New miniature (2.5" disk) version with LCD Display
- Best build quality available
- Best chipset - Oxford 936DS
- RAID 0 for striping, or RAID 1 for Mirroring
- Firewire 800 & 400 & USB 2.0 & eSATA
- Latest Perpendicular Recording Technology
- PC & Mac compatible
- Can be used as Mac boot disk
- Fanless, advanced passive cooling
- Full 2 Year Warranty
Description
This TOP QUALITY ALUMINIUM external portable dual-disk RAID drive is aimed at professional audio / video editors, or those serious about performance and reliability of their data.
If you are using serious applications like Pro Tools, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, then look no further! The Oxford 936DS firewire chipset is the latest in the family of Oxford chips considered essential by serious editors, due to its performance and stability. For example, see how Pro Tools maker DigiDesign specify using Oxford chipset firewire disks.
Uses very latest Samsung Spoinpoint MT2 disk to deliver new levels of hard drive data density, capacity and reliability.
We pre-format for Mac (HFS+). Please let us know if you are a PC user when you order, otherwise it will be supplied in Mac format.
This is a very high quality product. All aspects of the product are the best quality on the market.
The whole product has a 2 year warranty, that includes everything - the disk enclosure, disk drive and power adapter.
Contents
- Taurus Mini RAID 0/1 Firewire 800/400/USB2 Dual Hard Disk Enclosure with
- 2TB (2000GB) Total Disk Capacity
- 2 x Samsung Spoinpoint 1TB SATA-II Disks
- Disks are 5400rpm, 8MB Cache
- Solid Aluminium, with cooling fins on underbelly
- Oxford936DS Firewire/USB2 chipset
- eSATA to eSATA Cable (Approx 1.2m)
- USB 2.0 Data Cable (Approx 1.8m)
- Firewire 800 Data Cable 9-pin to 9-pin (Approx 1.8m)
- Firewire 400 Data Cable 6-pin to 6-pin (Approx 1.8m)
- (we can supply a 6-pin to 4-pin cable for PC laptops for £5 more)
- External Power Adaptor (100-240V)
Specifications
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Disks Used Inside: Samsung HM100UI
The new MT2 drive delivers about 20 % increased read/write performance and 4 % lower power consumption compared with competitive drives, and it features shock resistance levels of 400G (2ms) in operation mode and 800G (1ms) when the power is off. Equipped with Samsung’s exclusive dynamic balancing technology, the drive’s overall stability and reliability is optimized as a high-performing solution.
• Max. 334GB formatted capacity per disk platter (3 platters)• SATA Native Command Queuing Feature
• TuMR/PMR head with FOD technology • Serial ATA 3.0Gbps Interface Support • Load/Unload Head Technology • ATA Security Mode Feature Set • ATA S.M.A.R.T. Feature Set • SilentSeek™ • NoiseGuard™
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Model No.
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PDM-MSBU2OS
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Certifications
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Case material
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Application
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Two 2.5" SATA-I or SATA-II hard drives (1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s)
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Height: 9.5mm or 12.5mm
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Capacity 20GB - 1TB per HDD
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Two hard drive of identical capacity are recommended
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Supports large volumes in excess of 2TB
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RAID mode
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RAID 0 striping
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RAID 1 mirroring
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Interface/Ports
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Data transfer
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eSATA up to 3Gbps (300MB/s)
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FireWire 800 (1394b) up to 800Mbps (100MB/s)
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USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s)
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System requirements (PC)
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eSATA: Windows XP/Vista/7
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FireWire 400/800: Windows XP/Vista/7
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USB 2.0: Windows XP/Vista/7
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Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 2.0, FireWire 800 or PCI card)
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eSATA Plug and Play support required for host controller
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System requirements (Mac)
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eSATA: Mac OS 10.4 or above
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FireWire 400/800: Mac OS 10.2 or above
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USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2 or above
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Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (e.g. USB 2.0, FireWire 800 or PCI card)
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eSATA Plug and Play support required for host controller
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System environment
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Operating Temperature: 5°C ~ 40°C
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Operating Humidity: 20%RH ~ 80%RH
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Storage Temperature: -20°C ~ 70°C
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Storage Humidity: 10%RH ~ 90%RH
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Power supply
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Dimensions (LxWxH)
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Performance
Firewire 800 RAID 0 Performance (Click to enlarge)

Firewire 800 RAID 1 Performance (Click to enlarge)

eSATA RAID0 Write Performance (Click to enlarge)

eSATA RAID0 Read Performance (Click to enlarge)
