Caldigit T3 open for preorders...

[propower]

http://www.caldigit.com/store.asp?u...igit+T3+Pre-Order&utm_term=US+Online+Store#T3

No configs without drives yet though...

CalDigit T3, 6TB (2TBx3)
Price: $749.00
CalDigit T3, 9TB (3TBx3)
Price: $899.00
CalDigit T3, 12TB (4TBx3)
Price: $1199.00
CalDigit T3, 4.96TB (2x 2TB HDDs + 1x 960GB SSD)
Price: $1399.00
CalDigit T3, 6.96TB (2x 3TB HDDs + 1x 960GB SSD)
Price: $1599.00
CalDigit T3, 8.96TB (2x 4TB HDDs + 1x 960GB SSD)
Price: $1799.00
CalDigit T3, 3.92TB (1x 2TB HDD + 2x 960GB SSDs)
Price: $1999.00
CalDigit T3, 4.92TB (1x 3TB HDD + 2x 960GB SSDs)
Price: $2199.00
CalDigit T3, 5.92TB (1x 4TB HDD + 2x 960GB SSDs)
Price: $2399.00
CalDigit T3, 2.88TB (3x 960GB SSDs)
Price: $2799.00

 

[ender78]

http://www.caldigit.com/store.asp?u...igit+T3+Pre-Order&utm_term=US+Online+Store#T3

No configs without drives yet though...

I wrote to them and inquired about drive less solutions was told they will NOT provide them

 

[mythos]

Shame about no drive-less options.

The promise unit it is for me then...

 

[HenryAZ]

CalDigit does not sell driveless; they provide "solutions".

I waited a long time for the T3, and they lost a customer here because of the delay. In the meantime Areca came out with their ARC-5026 enclosure. For $799 driveless, it is only slightly more than the T3 once you populate it with 3x4TB drives. It takes 4 drives (3.5" or 2.5"), so you have another slot, and has hardware RAID (RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, Single Disk or JBOD). The T3 is software RAID (using Disk Utility), in RAID 0, 1, JBOD only.

The Areca is a very nice, compact but heavy unit with excellent cooing. It has an ethernet port and embedded web interface for configuring all of the RAID options. I am quite pleased with it.

 

[iBug2]

CalDigit does not sell driveless; they provide "solutions".

I waited a long time for the T3, and they lost a customer here because of the delay. In the meantime Areca came out with their ARC-5026 enclosure. For $799 driveless, it is only slightly more than the T3 once you populate it with 3x4TB drives. It takes 4 drives (3.5" or 2.5"), so you have another slot, and has hardware RAID (RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, Single Disk or JBOD). The T3 is software RAID (using Disk Utility), in RAID 0, 1, JBOD only.

The Areca is a very nice, compact but heavy unit with excellent cooing. It has an ethernet port and embedded web interface for configuring all of the RAID options. I am quite pleased with it.

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Areca is really expensive. Just get a Pegasus2 R4 driverless for that price. It's hardware RAID, and has Thunderbolt2.

 

[HenryAZ]

Areca is really expensive. Just get a Pegasus2 R4 driverless for that price. It's hardware RAID, and has Thunderbolt2.

Pegasus2 is huge.

 

[silvetti]

Hows the noise of the Areca ?

 

[HenryAZ]

Hows the noise of the Areca ?

Extremely quiet. I have not seen the fan rise above 1250rpm yet.

 

[arn636]

Where can you find a Pegasus2 R4 driveless? I have only seen them with drives included, the smallest being 4TB for $999.

 

[matreya]

Where can you find a Pegasus2 R4 driveless? I have only seen them with drives included, the smallest being 4TB for $999.

You can't. The driveless one used to be available on the Apple Store, but clearly Promise wasn't making enough money off them to keep supplying anyone with the driveless model. And I bet swapping your own hard drives voids warranty too...

 

[carestudio]

Where can you find a Pegasus2 R4 driveless? I have only seen them with drives included, the smallest being 4TB for $999.

CalDigit T4 4TB, only 899 ......
http://www.caldigit.com/store.asp#T4
and it does support RAID 5.