External Storage FAQ: Our External high performance storage solutions offer Raid, JBOD or single drive options. SAS, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.1, USB C. NAS, Thunderbolt 2.0 and Thunderbolt 3.0 storage options. Raid 1, 0, 10, 5 and 6 options available. Audio: For audio production systems, a single drive or 2 or 4 drive Raid is all that is typically needed for a production or sample drive. External Raid 1, 5 or 6 configurations are great for a redundant backup/archiving solution. For an external redundant production drive Raid 10, or Raid 5 is best. We do not recommend a Raid 0 for production drives since there is no redundancy possible. It is safer to run single drives or do a Raid 10 or 5. Most SATA 7200 rpm and all SSD drives are more than fast enough to deal with well over a hundred audio files playing back at 44.1k or 48k. For high track count 88.2k, 96 or 192k it is best to use SSD drives or a SATA Raid 10 configuration. These options are possible using internal storage on any of the desktops and most of our laptops. On desktops, you can use 4 to 6 internal drives to create Raid volumes. For Laptops Raid volumes, would be possible on any of the external solutions. Video: For video editing systems, we recommend a minimum of three hard drives. Onedrive for the operating system and programs. SSD drives are great for this. One drive (or raid set) for source files (Media Files), and the third (or raid set) for Export (rendering final output). Backup and Archiving: With both video and audio systems we do recommend commercial studios to consider some form of external backup/archiving solution. Most of our external storage solutions offer this options. We also offer robust USB C/3.1 and Thunderbolt 3 Tape backup options as well. Please contact us to discuss your storage requirements. For AVCHD, XAVC, XDCAM, DSLR, AVC Intra, Pro Res, DNxHD/DNxHR, or Red 4K 2 sets of raid 0 is highly recommended. for Red 5K and others it varies based on workflow and effects/Layers. Generally SSD's or NVMe storage are ideal. You may also want to consider adding an archival or backup drive or tape based backup to protect your work from disaster. We offer a full line of external storage solutions from Areca, Cineraid and others. Please contact us to discuss your storage requirements. An external drive, such as a Thunderbolt 3 or 3/USB3.1, USB3 or NAS units are great solutions especially for large capacity and/or high speed storage. Even though these do take up some desk or rack space, they can be easily detached from the computer and stored in a safe location until it is needed. While Raid 5/6/10 is a nice way to achieve redundancy, again you should still have an external solution. When it comes to hard drive space, more is better, you do not want to fill your drives past 65% with mechanical hard drives. While compressed video such as XAVC doesn't really take up all that much space, if you are running other 4K+ media, you can quickly fill drives. More importantly is HDD throughput. SSD drives do not slow down as more capacity is utilized as hard drives will. SSD Drives offer far lower latency response time as well. The following charts show the approximate drive space usage and speed required for several common types of video: Codecs usable on single drives: AVCHD, H264, H265, XAVC, XDCam, AVC Intra, Pro Res, DNxHD, R3D 4K Codecs recommended on raid 0 or SSD: DNxHR, R3D 5K/6K/8K, Aria Raw 4K + Formats requiring ssd raids, NVMe drives, or large SAS raids: Cinema DNG, EXR (depends on bit rate used), TIFF (sequence of still based formats)

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  1. Cineraid ARC-8050T3U-12 - 12 Bay Thunderbolt 3 Hardware RAID Desktop Tower
    12 Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Solution - Hardware RAID Built-In / Desktop Tower Includes Thunderbolt 3 Cable 3 Year Warranty
    $2,599.00
  2. Cineraid ARC-8050T3U-12 - 12 Bay Thunderbolt 3 Hardware RAID Desktop Tower for the ADK 4000 - x299
    12 Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Solution - Hardware RAID Built-In / Desktop Tower Includes Thunderbolt 3 Cable 3 Year Warranty
    $2,599.00
  3. Cineraid ARC-8050T3U-4 - 4 Bay Thunderbolt 3 Hardware RAID Desktop Tower
    Cineraid 4 Bay Thunderbolt 3 - Diskless Hardware RAID Built-In / Desktop Tower - Includes Thunderbolt 3 Cable 3 Year Warranty
    $1,299.00
  4. Cineraid ARC-8050T3U-6 - 6 Bay Thunderbolt 3 Hardware RAID
    Areca 6 Bay Thunderbolt 3 / USB 3.2 Gen2 Hardware RAID Storage Tower 12Gb MiniSAS Expansion Port
    $1,799.00
  5. Cineraid ARC-8050T3U-8 - 8 Bay Thunderbolt 3 Hardware RAID Desktop Tower
    8 Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Solution Hardware RAID Built-In / Desktop Tower Includes Thunderbolt 3 Cable 3 Year Warranty
    $2,199.00
  6. Cineraid ARC-8050U3-6 6-bays USB 3.1-C Gen 2 10Gbps 12Gb/s SAS RAID storage
    ARC-8050U3-6 6-bays USB 3.1-C Gen 2 10Gbps 12Gb/s SAS RAID storage
    $1,299.00
  7. CineRAID CR-H116 Single Bay USB 3.0 w/UASP Drive Dock
    USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock Designed for 2.5"/3.5" SATA Drives - SuperSpeed USB 3.0 w/ UASP Support
    $39.00
  8. CineRAID CR-H126 - USB Bus Powered / Battery Powered Wireless & USB 3.0 Hard Drive Enclosure
    USB 3.0 Hard Drive Dock Designed for 2.5"/3.5" SATA Drives - SuperSpeed USB 3.0 w/ UASP Support
    $39.00
  9. CineRAID CR-H216 - Bus Powered USB 3.0 with UASP Support Dual-Drive RAID/JBOD Portable Enclosure
    Bus Powered USB 3.0 with UASP Support - Dual-Drive RAID/JBOD Portable Enclosure (Disk-less) Designed for 2.5" SATA HDD or SSD drives up to 9.5mm height
    $69.99
  10. CineRAID CR-H218 Dual 2.5 Bay Quiet Portable USB 3.1 Gen 2 RAID Enclosure
    Dual 2.5 Bay Quiet Portable USB 3.1 Gen 2 RAID Enclosure Single or Dual 2.5" SATA HDD or SSD
    $119.99
  11. CineRAID CR-H236 - Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator & USB 3.0 w/ UASP Dual Hard Drive Docking Station
    Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator & USB 3.0 w/ UASP Dual Hard Drive Docking Station Single or Dual 2.5"/3.5" SATA to USB 3.0 Host
    $59.00
  12. CineRAID CR-H238 - USB-C / 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps Dual-Bay Drive Dock and Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator
    USB-C / 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps Dual-Bay Drive Dock and Standalone Hard Drive Duplicator
    $79.00
  13. Desktop SAS LTO-7 Tape Drive
    Desktop SAS LTO-7 Tape Drive
    $3,199.00
  14. Desktop SAS LTO-8 Tape Drive
    Desktop SAS LTO-8 Tape Drive
    $3,299.00
  15. Desktop SAS LTO-9 Tape Drive
    Desktop SAS LTO-9 Tape Drive
    $4,299.00
  16. Exascend Archon CFast 2.0 Memory Card 1TB
    Exascend Archon CFast 2.0 Memory Card 1TB
    $899.00
  17. Exascend Archon CFast 2.0 Memory Card 512GB
    Exascend Archon CFast 2.0 Memory Card 512GB
    $519.00
  18. Exascend Archon CFexpress Type B 1TB
    Exascend Archon CFexpress Type B 1TB
    $479.00
  19. Exascend Catalyst SDXC UHS-I V30 128GB
    Exascend Catalyst SDXC UHS-I V30 128GB
    $49.00
  20. Exascend Catalyst SDXC UHS-I V30 64GB
    Exascend Catalyst SDXC UHS-I V30 64GB
    $29.00
  21. Exascend Catalyst SDXC UHS-II V90 128GB
    Exascend Catalyst SDXC UHS-II V90 128GB
    $159.00
  22. Exascend Catalyst SDXC UHS-II V90 64GB
    Exascend Catalyst SDXC UHS-II V90 64GB
    $89.00
  23. Exascend Element CFexpress Type B 1TB
    $399.00
  24. Exascend Element CFexpress Type B 256GB
    $109.00
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