$1500 4TB RAID bests $5700 CalDigit? at DVinfo.net

Matt Jeppsen · October 7th, 2008, 01:10 PM

Ran across an interesting link today, it's a 4TB to 8TB DIY RAID enclosure that offers better than 400 MB/s write and 500MB/s+ read in RAID 0. Assembly looks easy, and total investment is just $1450 with 4TB-worth of drives, including shipping. That's about as indie as they come, when you compare it to solutions like CalDigit's HDPro, which is about $5700 and doesn't even beat the DIY option in sheer performance. Something to consider I suppose...

Edward Carlson · October 7th, 2008, 02:35 PM

Looks very cool, especially for someone who is cheap and doesn't mind building things. I might look into that for my next RAID (when my 2TB gets filled!)

October 7th, 2008, 01:10 PM	#1
Matt Jeppsen Trustee Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 1,425	$1500 4TB RAID bests $5700 CalDigit? Ran across an interesting link today, it's a 4TB to 8TB DIY RAID enclosure that offers better than 400 MB/s write and 500MB/s+ read in RAID 0. Assembly looks easy, and total investment is just $1450 with 4TB-worth of drives, including shipping. That's about as indie as they come, when you compare it to solutions like CalDigit's HDPro, which is about $5700 and doesn't even beat the DIY option in sheer performance. Something to consider I suppose...

October 7th, 2008, 02:35 PM	#2
Edward Carlson Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Hollywood, CA, United States Posts: 807	Looks very cool, especially for someone who is cheap and doesn't mind building things. I might look into that for my next RAID (when my 2TB gets filled!)