Options for 4-bay hdd enclosure

[pullman]

Hi guys

I have recently put two bigger drives in my Mac Pro, replacing the four 640GB drives I had before.

What reasonably-priced options are there in terms of 4-bay enclosures?

cheers and thanks in advance
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[Macman45]

It really depends on what kind of speed you need. Qnap do some good enclosures :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=4+bay+nas+enclosure&tag=googhydr-21&index=computers&hvadid=17028306834&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=90666734375147418&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_53djlefchu_b

I personally have Thunderbolt, and use a Pegasus R4:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Promise-Pegasus-R4-SATA-300-Thunderbolt/dp/B005CO0446

The Promise is not a cheap solution, but it is very fast...I use it for real-time work and It eats video etc. The cheaper Amazon offerings may better suit your needs...Just add HDD's

 

[mikepro]

Probably none that would be as cheap as a single 3TB Seagate Backup Plus Firewire 800 drive for $169.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FireWire-Desktop-External-STCB3000100/dp/B00829TIEK/ref=pd_cp_e_2

 

[RedRallyeZ]

i just finished setting up one of these today, very impressed so far considering the price i paid.

MediaSonic RAID box