High-speed RAID with quad interface
With all the power of G-SPEED and an internal RAID controller that sports a quad interface, G-Tech’s new four-bay G-SPEED Q delivers solid, affordable RAID storage of up to 16TB. This all-aluminium system can process at speed of up to 200MB/s, taking the most demanding, memory-hungry applications in its stride.
With its built-in RAID controller, the G-SPEED Q is not tied to a single workstation and can be easily transported and used on a laptop or desktop in the edit bay or on the road. Supporting Mac/PC software lets you easily set your preference to either RAID 0 or RAID 5 data protection.
Pre-formatted for Macs, the compact and whisper quiet G-SPEED Q features four hot-swappable Ultrastar™ enterprise-class 7200 RPM 3Gbit SATA hard drives, each boasts a 10 times error rate improvement over standard drives.
The Best Warranty & Support in the Business
G-SPEED Q is backed by a standard 3-year factory warranty and unlimited free technical support by representatives experienced with the latest content creation applications.
Quick Facts
- Storage capacities up to 16TB
- High-speed, low-cost RAID designed specifically for professional content creation applications
- Quad interface – eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 (via supplied cable) and USB 2.0
- Internal RAID controller supports RAID 0 and RAID 5
- Supports multi-stream SD and compressed HD workflows
- All-aluminium enclosure with whisper quiet ‘smart’ cooling fan
- Four hot-swappable Ultrastar™ enterprise-class 7200 RPM, 3.5" 3Gbit SATA drives each with up to 32MB cache
- Auto-rebuild in RAID 5 mode
- Single-unit RAID span only
- Integrated power supply
- Mac® OS X and Windows® compatible
- Standard 3-year factory warranty
Guaranteed Performance
With capacities up to 16TB and speeds reaching in excess of 200MB/sec using eSATA, the G-SPEED Q easily supports SD and HD Final Cut Pro® and Adobe Premiere® compressed workflows. Ultrastar™ enterprise-class drives are designed and tested for the most demanding 24x7 ‘always on’ environments such as data centres. Each boasts a 10 times error rate improvement over standard drives.
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Reviews
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Review: G-Technology G Speed QDec 2010 "G-Technology has really delivered with this unit. The G Speed Q delivers a great combination of long-lasting drives and good performance. If you live or die on an external RAID for tools like Adobe Premiere or Apple Logic, this can easily be a go-to choice." |
