Looking for a raid enclosure

[TheSiege]

I have 4 identical 80gb SSDs and I want an enclosure for rendering video,
something similar to this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&SID=u00000687

Anyone have a suggestion or should I just go with this one.
RAID 0

 

[philipma1957]

well if you ran mac i would say this one.


http://www.promise.com/storage/raid_series.aspx?region=en-US&m=574&rsn1=40&rsn3=62


it would run the fastest raid0 of all and be very stable. i own one so i am pretty certain about this

i never had much luck with windows raid setups. but this piece of gear worked quickly

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816132016

you could push 600Mbs with it. needs a pcie slot in your computer. i have one of these in my attic pretty nice gear. 4 bays on one esata slot 4 bays on the other. so you can get close to 600Mbs on long reads and writes if you put 2 ssds on the bottom and 2 ssds on the top. i know nothing about your pick but i have had gear like it and most are flakey

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Question OP - why not just sell those 80GB SSDs and get a single larger one?

 

[TheSiege]

I am trying to get raid speed for rendering video and what not, all I have is a laptop, is there a better way that you know of...

 

[kbp]

Great way to make use of four small drives and aviod "craigslist" to sell them.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

I am trying to get raid speed for rendering video and what not, all I have is a laptop, is there a better way that you know of...

Ah, gotcha. Is the speed of a single modern SSD insufficient for your needs?
Since you're interfacing with a laptop, I'm guessing you will be limited by either USB3.0 or eSATA anyways, plus there's the extra expense and bother of an enclosure (~$80 for something like the Sans Digital I got).

Heck, I'd possibly buy those SSDs from you depending on what they are. Pondering putting in a few 80-120GB drives in the folks' systems,
and something like a 250GB Samsung 840 can be had quite cheaply (~$140), or if you feel up for it, a 500GB Samsung 840 for ~$280 or a
512GB Crucial M5 for ~$300.

 

[TheSiege]

well I was selling them before, here is the fsft thread
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2309884&highlight=

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Ygpm