Enclosure for adding to a Port Multiplier RAID on a Mac Pro

[sheckylovejoy]

I have an 8-drive RAID for video work, and someone just gave me 4 more of the exact same drive, so I want to add the drives to the RAID and make it a 12-drive RAID. I use a Port Multiplier setup with a software RAID, and I have a free eSATA port on my card, so I'd like to send a single cable to a 4-bay PM box that only needs JBOD, no hardware RAID.

I was thinking about this one:

http://www.sansdigital.com/towerraid/tr4mbnc.html

I'm all on SATAII, so no need for a SATAIII setup.

Any thoughts?

 

[FireWire2]

I have an 8-drive RAID for video work, and someone just gave me 4 more of the exact same drive, so I want to add the drives to the RAID and make it a 12-drive RAID. I use a Port Multiplier setup with a software RAID, and I have a free eSATA port on my card, so I'd like to send a single cable to a 4-bay PM box that only needs JBOD, no hardware RAID.

I was thinking about this one:

http://www.sansdigital.com/towerraid/tr4mbnc.html

I'm all on SATAII, so no need for a SATAIII setup.

Any thoughts?

I go with tray-less and NSS (no scratch SATA) connection:
http://www.datoptic.com/esata-host-4x-drives-sbox-4p.html