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Sans Digital TowerRAID TR4M-B 4 Bay SATA to eSATA Enclosure

Sans Digital TowerRAID TR4M-B 4 Bay SATA to eSATA Enclosure (Sans Digital: TR4M-B)
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Vendor: Sans Digital
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Sans Digital TowerRAID TR4M-B 4 Bay SATA to eSATA Enclosure
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Nick
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Review Date: 01/31/10
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I bought this a month or so ago, and it arrived DOA. This company was absolutely great about exchanging it, and the second one worked as it was supposed to. I used their software to create a RAID 5 array with 4 2TB hard drives, successfully. However, stupid me, I am using Windows XP 32 bit (still) and didn't realize that it wouldn't recognize a partition that large. So now, I am using them as JBOD, but they are working great. Definitely a good buy, if these continue working fine, I might end up buying an 8-bay unit.
Thomas_W@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/19/10
Cons: Would be nice if there was an accessible drive locking mechanism. Using the thumb screws to lock the drives down means you have to remove the cover to take them out. Not a big deal though, just didn't use the screws as I don't expect to have to move it and the drives fit fairly snugly without them.

Pros: Flawless installation under Winsows Home Server
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Bought this to cleanly expand my Windows Home Server storage, installed the included PCIe eSata card, slid in the drives, connected two cables and installed the driver off windows update. 15min of flawless setup. Now running with 8T of additional storage due to the drives I populated it with. Happy as a clam with this purchase.
jean-paul_g@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/18/10
Cons: none

Pros: parfaitement adapté a son usage
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Superinstallation sans problème sous windows seven 64 en utilisant les driver et utilitaire de vista. Ca fonctionne bien et rapidetrès bonne solution pour augmenter significativement son espace disque. Satisfecit au boitier métal compact très joli en noir nacré et respirant la qualité ainsi que pour les vis rapides fournis
amw
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Review Date: 01/05/10
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I am using this as a contiguous JBOD. The chassis and cover are good quality. The fan in the rear of the enclosure exhausts a reasonable amount of air and is quite. I believe the air flow will keep four hard drives running cool. I installed the PCIe 1x esata card that came with the TR4M-B, plugged in the esata cable and Windows 7 detected all of the drives. Since I am not running this in a RAID configuration, I did not install the software that came with the hardware. So, I cannot give an opinion on the software or its RAID performance. But, as an enclosure for four separately addressable sata hard drives, I give it five stars.
Paul
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Review Date: 01/02/10
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I bought this product not knowing much about external hard drive stacks. This device operates off of eSata, and uses something called port multipliers to present 4 drives to your operating system over 1 esata connection. This is NOT a hardware raid, and does not do any processesing on its own. This is just a device to put drives outside of your tower, and connect it via eSata. If you buy this device, make sure your motherboard supports eSata with port multiplying, or that you have the ability to add a pci-e 1x card. I bought this to use with a intel atom motherboard (Zotac ION series motherboard) and it did not include port multiplication on the eSata port, and does not have any PCI-e slots, so this did not work. Hoever, I connected it to my Desktop PC and to my Laptop, and it worked perfectly. Make sure you know what you're buying, but it can be a good deal.
Lars_Y@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/08/09
Cons: none

Pros: Easy to install HDs
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I got this to increase my bay numbers, I was running out inside my case. A solid product, I haven't had issues. Easy to install, and if I want to setup RAID I can.
Kam@NCIX
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Review Date: 08/27/09
Cons: Documentation is somewhat out of date.

Pros: Great construction, drive slots makes installing drives easy, good compact design. Port multiplier card is a great bonus.
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Bought this 2 weeks ago at $160, it is a nice addition to the Acer easyStore home server I got earlier, I was running out of room with the 4 1TB drives I put into the easyStore home server and this gives me another 4 slots to increase the capacity of my home server. I didn't configure the RAID option as I am using the home server's software file duplication to provide redundancy.
Sexercise@NCIX
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Review Date: 07/28/09
Cons: No apparent weaknesses for my uses

Pros: 4 baysQuietCheaper than most other 4 bay devicesFast
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I bought this to add some more storage for media, and it works perfectly.Added 2x 1TB WD Greens to go along with this. Speeds are great, but I have not experimented with the RAID yet. JBOD only. The installation of the drives was also very simple, and well thought out.All in all this was a great way to add some extra storage to your PC.
Firestorm ZERO@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/18/09
Cons: - not easy to remove drives especially if all bays are full (would be nice for an eject button). It was also tight.- blue led (for those who hate lights) but I don't mind

Pros: - quick to set up- easy to add drives (no trays needed)- has a fan- free eSATA card
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Quick to set up. Had a issue at first (froze up my computer on first time I started it) but after that no issues. Didn't use RAID yet and didn't use the included eSATA card (a nice bonus). It is hard to remove drives as I found it was tight and when all bays are full, you have to remove the bottom drives to get room to pull the drive you want. So don't expect this to be a box to swap when needed. This is meant more for put set it and forget it kinda of box.
Sheldon_T@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/29/09
Cons: None, really. When I first connected, my computer wanted to boot from it. However, I just had to go into the bios and set the boot device order back to normal.

Pros: Easy to hookup. Easy to add or remove drives. Durable. Works great. Looks great. Getting a free eSata card is an added bonus.
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I love my TowerRAID! My neighbor came over one night to have a look at it, and he promptly ordered one. I thought there might be some performance issues, but it's faster than the drives that are mounted in the computer case. It's a great little box.
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Product Features

Sans Digital TR4M+B TowerRAID Hard Drive Enclosure
The Sans Digital TR4M+B TowerRAID Hard Drive Enclosure is a compact RAID tower utilizing the latest SATA II port multiplier technology, where one single eSATA cable connects to four 3Gpps SATA II hard drives. Bundled with a high performance RAID controller card, its RAID 5 performance is capable of reaching over 200MB/s. Online expansion is a feature included in the controller card allowing the RAID to be expanded without the need to recreate the storage space or erase the existing data. Advanced monitoring functions include real time hard drives health status and e-mail notification for critical events. Designed with easy installation in mind, the tray-less Sans Digital TR4M+B TowerRAID Hard Drive Enclosure allows instant setup by simply inserting the hard drives after opening the protective ventilating cover. The included dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller card allows the connection of up to two Sans Digital TR4M+B TowerRAID Hard Drive Enclosure units (up to 8 hard drives) using only two cables, while all drives could be configured into a single or multiple RAID arrays, providing over 200MB/s in performance. Purchase the Sans Digital TR4M+B TowerRAID Hard Drive Enclosure today!

What It Is and Why You Need It:

  • Accesses four hard drives using only one cable.
  • Drive interface: 4 x 3.5" SATA I / SATA II.
  • Host interface: eSATA with Port Multiplier.
  • Dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller supports up to 2 units or 8 hard drives in a single or multiple RAID array.

Features

  • Bundled with RR622 RAID controller card for over 200MB/s RAID 5 performance.
  • Dual-port eSATA 6Gb/s PCIe 2.0 x1 RAID controller supports up to 2 units or 8 hard drives in a single or multiple RAID array.
  • Backward compatible with PCIe 1.0.
  • Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+ spare, spanning and JBOD.
  • Supports online expansion to increase capacity without the need to recreate the RAID volume and erase the existing data.
  • Built-in real time hard drive health monitoring and e-mail notification for critical events.
  • Supports PC, Linux and MAC OS, including Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Snow Leopard.
  • Accesses four hard drives using only one cable.
  • Host interface: eSATA with Port Multiplier.
  • Drive interface: 4 x 3.5" SATA I / SATA II.

Product Specifications

Model
BrandSANS DIGITAL
ModelTR4M-B
General Spec
DriveSATA 150 & 300
External I/OeSATA 3Gbps (via Port Multiplier)
RAID LevelsRAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 5+spare, spanning and JBOD (using bundled utilities)
Expansion
3.5" Drive Bays4
System Management
OS SupportedSupports Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows Server 2003Supports MAC and Linux
Mechanical Spec
Power Supply150W (115V - 230V Switchable)
General Spec
Dimensions5.3" x 7.1" x 10.0"
Weight5.9 lbs.
FeaturesForm Factor : Compact TowerHDD Trays : 4 Hot-Swappable 3.5"Maximum Capacity : 6TBDrive Interface : 4 x 3.5" SATA I/ SATA IICooling Fan : 3.15" Ball Bearing FanStatus Indicators : Power LED and 4 x Access LED

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