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Wanna put a external RAID on my mac. questions.

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stefmesman

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hello dear members,

i wanna buy an G-RAID by G-technology, and will of course be using it in RAID 0

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they say that with thier eSata adapter it can reach speeds around 230MB/s
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this eSata adapter is 320 dollars. wich i find a bit of a lot for just an eSata adapter. whats the difference between a normal eSata adaptor or one from G-technology? can i reach the same speed with a 300MB/s eSata adapter from a different brand?

thanks!
 
the price is the main difference 🙂

but the firmtek one which is good is about $200 for 4 ports

the ones from OWC that support PM cases are about $80 but they are two port only ? so figure $160 for 4 ports to compare price per port

the OWC ones or the firmtek will be good enough to hit the same speeds ? some cheap ones wont do as well ?
 
Honumaui said:
the price is the main difference 🙂

but the firmtek one which is good is about $200 for 4 ports

the ones from OWC that support PM cases are about $80 but they are two port only ? so figure $160 for 4 ports to compare price per port

the OWC ones or the firmtek will be good enough to hit the same speeds ? some cheap ones wont do as well ?
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so actually it doesnt matter wich eSata adapter i buy aslong as its not a cheap ass one and it can transfer 300MB/s ? I dont need 4 ports thou. 2 is enough.
 
philipma1957 said:
more like 220 to 240 max. 300 is more like a theory with a two bay piece. Still 220 is pretty good.
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Yes i know. I ment a 3Gb/s eSata adapter (since theres also 1,5Gb/s and 6Gb/s)

can anyone recommend me a good one? or is there really no difference?
 
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