Metal Gear Box Raid 3.5" USB2.0+FW 800+1394 Dual HD Enclosure

[Pardus]

GALAXY 3500MGBR BLACK METAL GEAR TWO 3.5" SATA HDD RAID EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE USB2.0 & FIREWIRE (BLACK)

When it comes to raw power there is nothing to beat the dual-bay 3500 Metal Gear Box Raid. The 3500MGB-Raid is built strong and rugged, offering more than enough capacity to store all your digital media files. Not only that, the 3500MGB-Raid can also back up and secure all of your data thanks to RAID protection. Great performance, great protection and great looks ? only in the 3500MGB-Raid. Model No. 3500MGB-RAID Bridge Chipset: Oxford 924 DSB Colour: Silver/Black Case Material: High quality aluminium for optimised heat dissipation

Product Feature
Bridge Chipset: Oxford 924 DSB
Colour: Silver/Black
Case Material: High quality aluminium for optimised heat dissipation
Application: Two 3.5" SATA-I or SATA-II Hard Drives (1.5Gb/s)
Identical hard drives recommended (same manufacturer, capacity and RPM)

Configurable RAID function for 2 drives (RAID 0 using striping or spanning or Non-RAID)
USB mass-storage compliant (USB 2.0 and USB 1.1)
Supports Firewire 400 and 800 (hardware acceleration for FastStart & small data blocks) 18-Kbyte cache for USB or Firewire data maximizes performance by double-buffering 4-Kbyte packets
SATA II compliant

Interface/Ports:
FireWire 800 (1394b) 2 ports
FireWire 400 (1394a) 1 port in front
USB 2.0 High Speed (USB 1.1 compatible) 1 port

Data Transfer:
Firewire 800 (1394b) up to 800Mbps (100MB/s)
FireWire 400 (1394a) up to 400Mbps (50MB/s)
USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s)
USB 1.1 up to 12Mbps (1.5MB/s)

System Requirements(PC):
FireWire 800 (1394b): Windows 2000/XP
FireWire 400 (1394a): Windows ME/2000/XP
USB 2.0: Windows ME/2000/XP
USB 1.1: Windows ME/2000/XP
Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (eg. USB 2.0, USB 1.1 or PCI card).

System Requirements (Mac):
FireWire 800 (1394b): Mac OS 10.2 or higher
FireWire 400 (1394a): Mac OS 9.1 or higher
USB 2.0: Mac OS 10.2 or higher
USB 1.1: Mac OS 9.2 or higher
Your hardware device must have the correct corresponding port (eg. USB 2.0, USB 1.1 or PCI card).

Power Supply:
External Power Adapter universal auto-switching (UL, cUL, CE, TUV approved)
Input: AC 100-240V
Output: DC +12V/3A, +5V/4.2A

Enclosure Size: 24.5cm x 14.0cm x 8.3cm

Packing Accessories:
3500MGB-Raid Enclosure
USB 2.0 cable
Firewire 1394a cable (6 to 6pin)
Firewire 1394b cable (9 to 9pin)
Power adapter plus cord, feet, screw package, manual

$97 + shipping
LINK

 

[klipschman]

metal gear?!?

*calls snake*

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: klipschman
metal gear?!?

*calls snake*

SNAKE??? SNAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEEEE

 

[Takemaru]

:laugh:

 

[BustaBust]

Not paying a bill for that

 

[erwos]

I have one of these - it works pretty good. It's definitely a good deal at $97, assuming the place is reputable. Firewire SATA enclosures are just expensive.

My only quibble is that it doesn't have RAID 1 support. OS-level software RAID 1 works pretty well, mind you, but I don't see why they chose only to have RAID 0 on the enclosure itself.

 

[yinan]

Is there a size limit on the drives it can support?

 

[travisray2004]

Originally posted by: ActiveX
GALAXY 3500MGBR BLACK METAL GEAR TWO 3.5" SATA HDD RAID EXTERNAL ENCLOSURE USB2.0 & FIREWIRE (BLACK)

Packing Accessories:
3500MGB-Raid Enclosure
USB 2.0 cable
Firewire 1394a cable (6 to 6pin)
Firewire 1394b cable (9 to 9pin)
Power adapter plus cord, feet, screw package, manual

LINK

OMG, they give you feet too... Sweet, my are kinda stinky at the end of the day