CalDigit Unveils Next Generation HDPro, The HDPro2
This one is on my wish list, especially fully speced at 16TB, 2GB cache. Surely a great solution for both the Mac Pro and the Mac Book Pro. I would love to see how well it handles RED 4k 4:4:4 footage with and without a RED Rocket.
CalDigit has been providing premium storage solutions to creative professionals for years. CalDigit was the first company to provide blazing fast external PCIe storage solutions with the HDPro. Today CalDigit unveils the HDPro2, the next generation of the extremely popular HDPro. The HDPro2 has all the features of the original HDPro, but with nearly double the speed, over 700MB/s sustained with RAID 5 protection.
The impressive speed of the HDPro2 makes it an incredible addition to any edit suite, but it also adds support for 8 SATA-II 3Gbs or super fast 10000~15000RPM SAS drive modules. It features a next generation Intel XScale processor to accelerate the RAID engine. The HDPro2 also has a new environmental monitor and control system which communicates with RAID Shield, CalDigit’s easy to use RAID management and monitoring software.
The HDPro2 provides hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6 and JBOD support, using the next generation RAID engine accompanied by high speed, upgradeable ECC cache. The HDPro2 features Active Sustained Transfer Technology (ASTT) which ensures that there is always a constant throughput. Ideal for massive files like uncompressed HD, 2K or even 4K workflows. The HDPro2 can capture and play them back without dropping frames. ASTT was designed by CalDigit and cannot be found anywhere else.
The modular design of the HDPro2 allows for 8 hot swappable drive modules in various capacities. It features an optional hot swappable load bearing power supply, 2 hot swappable ambient temperature controlled, and low noise smart fans. Even the built-in controller is removable/upgradeable. The HDPro2 is made of strong lightweight aluminum and an optional rack mount kit can be purchased.
The HDPro2 is a complete single vendor storage solution. The HDPro2 is ready to use right out of the box, pre-formatted in RAID 5 to save time and money. CalDigit builds all major components of the HDPro2 and uses only high quality certified hard drives to provide users with the best possible experience. This also eliminates additional technical support inquiries that can arise with other multi-vendor products.
The key to the blazing fast speed of the HDPro2 is the direct connect external PCIe connection. The HDPro2 comes with a PCIe bridge card, which takes the PCIe bus directly to the HDPro2’s built-in controller. There is no delay or conversion making extremely fast, the bus is up to 20Gbs, which is 5 times faster than traditional fibre solutions. The other advantage of this technology is that the HDPro2 can be used on laptops with ExpressCard/34 slots.
The HDPro2 comes standard with a one year warranty. The CalDigit Extended Warranty can be purchased to extend the warranty to three years, and provides additional support benefits.
Price and Availability
The HDPro2 is available now through CalDigit Certified Dealers worldwide or on the CalDigit online store. The 8TB HDPro2 starts at only $5,999.00 and is currently available up to 16TB. Visit www.caldigit.com for more information about the HDPro2 and all of CalDigit’s other products.
drool
I bought a HDPro last year, despite it having “RAID 5 protection” the unit failed & ALL OF MY DATA was lost, it caused me thousands of dollars in downtime. I will NEVER buy another CalDigit product.
oh dear, that’s terrible.
are you using something else now?
I don’t think that there is a perfect solution unless you can use raid on a set of already raided systems; double raid 6.
Are they still in business?
I bought Caldigit’s S2VR and I use it as paper weight.
I don’t understand why they are still in business.
I lost my data, I lost my time and I lost my creditability and they got my money.
they seem to be doing very well inspite of these bad stories. I can’t speak first hand of CalDigit as I cannot afford the units – just dream about them. But if you think I am dreaming about inferior products then I am happy to hear your recomendations.
their products look sleek and that’s it.
Soon after I brought my S2VR caldigit dropped the product line.
Why?? because the product was not well designed and field proven.
Also check this
http://www.lafcpug.org/reviews/review_hdpro.html
It says “And second, it allows for controlling MULTIPLE units with the aid of a PCIe switch (not out yet). Meaning that your machine can control more than one HD Pro box..”
The review was done by Shane Ross on 2007 and there is no switch.
I would not buy any product from caldigit again.
Epic failure and fraud = CalDigit.
oh well.
I know that HardDrives fail, yes even those that are used in CalDigit or the best alternatives. I think even the best RAID will fail to recover if more than one drive fails.
Anyway, I am happy to hear of any alternatives.
http://www.g-technology.com/products/products.cfm?interest=all the G-Speed.
Other than that you would have to pull out bigger bucks for serious investment
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Yes CalDigit is indeed expensive, I did note this review on a much lower cost solution with seemingly better speed, http://silveradosys.blogspot.com/2010/02/stunning-raid-results-with-sohotank-and.html
silveradosys have some very cool equipment
CalDigit products are overpriced for what they are. They push support support support, but the hard drives inside are way overpriced.
pity that so many people slate CalDigit. I, myself, only see a viable alternative to my current solution. I don’t see other options, can you propose one?
I have been running with cheap external encasings with drives using SonnetTech’s Tempo ExpressCard 34 and I have not been very happy with it’s inconsistent crashing – I am waiting for feedback (now my external sata drives are all but useless) needless to say, I am not considering SonnetTech until they come to me with a solution.
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