ST Raid 2

 

 Technical Information

Technical Specifications  
Supported File Systems Mac OS X, Windows and Linux
(afp, smb and nfs)
Configurations Desktop 8 or 12 drives expandable to 16 or 24 drives
Rack-mount 16 drives expandable to 32 drives
Disk Drives 8+8, 12+12 or 16+16
Supports 2TB or 3TB 
Disk Drive Protocols SATA-300, SATA-600, SAS, SAS 2.0
Mini SAS (SFF-8088) Daisy chain (expandable)
Power Supply Universal
Maximum Volume Size
96TB
Rotational Speed
7,200 RPM SATA
Drive Bays designed to Support Solid State Drives *
RAID Support RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Transfer Rates Up to 600MB/s at RAID 5

Network Transfer Speeds

Recommended formats

Format Color Depth Storage/hr (Gb) Transfer Rate (MB/s) Estimated Transfer Time (mins) for 1 hr video Online Editing Supported
DV   13 3.70 2.77
HDV 720p   11 3.13 2.35
HDV 1080i   13 3.70 2.77
DVCPro HD   60 17.07 12.80
XDCAM EX   19 5.40 4.05
ProRes 422   66 18.77 14.08
ProRes 422 HQ   99 28.16 21.12
Cineform Low   36 10.24 7.68
Cineform High   58 16.50 12.37
Avid DNxHD 145 8 bit 61 17.35 13.01
Avid DNxHD 220 10 bit 100 28.44 21.33
Uncompressed SD 8 bit 80 22.76 17.07
Uncompressed SD 10 bit 97 27.59 20.69
Uncompressed HD 720p 8 bit 397 112.92 84.69  
Uncompressed HD 720p 10 bit 497 141.37 106.03  
Uncompressed HD 1080i 8 bit 432 122.88 92.16  
Uncompressed HD 1080i 10 bit 558 158.72 119.04  
Uncompressed HD 1080i 8 bit 670 190.58 142.93  
Uncompressed HD 1080i 10 bit 840 238.93 179.20  
2K 10 bit 1100 312.89 234.67  
2K 16 bit 1800 512.00 384.00  
4K 10 bit 4300 1223.11 917.33  
4K 16 bit 6900 1962.67 1472.00  


 

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