is the G-Drive as good as the G-Raid mini
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I have both. Both are solid performers. The G drive is much louder than the mini.
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I can't answer that but what I can tell you is that my daughter attends one of the premiere art colleges in the US and this was the recommended drive for her to purchase to use for short films and animations. It is fast enough for this purpose.
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I don't know how good a G-Raid mini is, so I can't respond to this question. I will say that I am very happy with my G-drive. It hasn't given me any trouble since I got it, and it is still delivering data VERY quickly. And, since I own a Mac, I'm happy about the FireWire.
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Yes. I use several models of G-drives on PCs. I prefer the full-sized drives that have eSATA ports for PCs, just for max speed. Overall, the answer is YES.
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Any Western Digital RE drive is good for any raid type as thats what they're designed for I personally have mine setup as part of a 12 drive raid 5 array.
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I own several Buffalo mini hard drives. All have never let me down. I have one 6 years old with no problems. Highly recommended.
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The drive works well. USB 3.0 is faster only if the computer being used is too. The drive is slightly smaller than WD, Toshiba, etc. But it is not significantly smaller or faster than a like WD. I think WD comes in 2TB for about the same price.
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The SE edition is better equipped for NAS units, and is TRIM-capable. Using a WD Black in a RAID array is likely to result in timeout errors, and array rebuilds. Otherwise, it's effectively the same drive - only the chipset is changed, not the platters themselves. If you just need bulk storage for a workstation, go with either one. However, if you need storage for a NAS and/or RAID array, the SE is a more effective bet.
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Hi, yes indeed, as well as being a raid 0, 1, 5 unit this product is also a very competent JBOD (just a bunch of discs) that interfaces with your via a decent USB 3.0 port. It very (too) easily switches between those storage configurations; just don't make the mistake of switching before you've backed up your data!!
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Yeah, I fell for it, too. I thought I was getting 2x 4TB drives -- and it is TB, btw...not gb (which is 1000x less). I found it's only 2x 2TB drives. I believe you can change the Raid to 0, though...which will stripe data across both of them and you'll get nearly 4TB of storage. The only downside to this is if one fails, you lose the data on both. Make it more fun then...and add a 2nd one to the network and have them back each other up =)
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The drive would be compatible, but I am not seeing a dramatic increase in performance.
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WD says that greens will work and nothing else. I have a feeling that has to do with the lower power consumption. I have heard horror stories about green drives and WD software has said my drives have gone bad, but the drives read and write just fine. I love the raid setup and dont know why anyone else hasn't continued this setup at this price point ( I bought mine used for a little less than $100)
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SHR is more flexible, if you want to upgrade to larger drives later. No downside -- you're locked into the technology once you but the DiskStation, so you may was well leverage the proprietary RAID
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yup yup. I'm using it on a mac mini with four USB 3 ports and it's driving 4 sans digital enclosures with 5 HD bays each. Makes for a great raided server
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I can't answer that through a test, as I'm using a Mac Mini with a SSD internal drive that only holds the OS and the program files. All of my music, movies, documents, etc. are on the first external drive, the second is a back-up of the first drive, the third backs-up the internal SSD and the 4th is a time-machine back-up (I don't use the external in a RAID configuration). I can tell you that I do not notice any difference compared to my former MacPro that had internal bays. I just opened my photo library that holds more than 42,000 photos and can scroll through the thumbnails without any lag. I also have more than 23,000 songs in iTunes and when I scroll through that, there is no lag, and all the album artwork appears instantly. I recently commented to a friend who purchased the new MacPro (has not arrived) and ordered the DataTale thunderbolt enclosure that I could not tell I was using an external drive. I also use Aperture for photo editing (large RAW files) and there is no lag when editing. It's a great drive!
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No idea but Google around. I see lots of comments about SSD and RAID setups on the net. Good luck!
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I have hooked up a 8TB GTech raid and it works every time. Also other accessories like monitors/Ethernet. But remember, it's thunderbolt only.
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If you buy cheap externals like I did yes but it will also force your RAID into read only. If you spend the extra on NAS drives then you're fine. It's not the enclosure that dictates that but the firmware on the drives themselves.
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I have 8 4tb drives running a raid 5 for my media server with no issues. Transfer rate is 6gb/s. Read and write would be a combination of your drives and controller but more your drives then the controller. But flashpoint is right. If you need performance then you will need to go high endon the controller. But I honestly can't picture the need for something better