Brand new, in box. Box has been slightly cosmetically damaged from shipment.
- 2x512GB HDDs included
- Supports 2.5-inch SATA HDDs (9.5mm and 12.5mm)
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Connects flexibly via USB 2.0, eSATA, or 1394b FireWire 800
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Provides JBOD, RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring), and Span
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Configures RAID modes easily using RAID MASTER (GUI)
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Powered via FireWire bus power, USB bus power, or A/C adapter
Read/Write Speed (eSATA)
192/173 Mbit/sec*
*Seagate 500GB/7200rpm HDDs; OS Windows 7; RAID 0 with HighPoint RocketRAID 622A SATA2 Card
It is rare to come across 2-Bay enclosures for 2.5-inch hard drives in
today's market, plus one with RAID management. The DataTale PAIR 2-Bay
RAID System is customized with an intelligible GUI (RAID MASTER) for
personalized RAID settings, a colorful LED for immediate system status,
and triple interfaces for instant connection. The DataTale PAIR 2-Bay
RAID System is light for travel, and perfect for mobile users looking
for heavy RAID supervision.
With the user-friendly RAID MASTER
application, anyone can arrange permitted RAID tasks or be alerted of
potential system problems. In addition, DataTale PAIR 2-Bay RAID System
allows straightforward RAID mode-setting including: JBOD (Non RAID),
RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring), and Span (Large).
Based
on preference, any two 2.5-inch 9.5mm or 12.5 mm SATA hard disks can be
combined as a single drive enclosure using SPAN, Mirror or Stripping
mode, or remain separated as a 2-Bay RAID System using JBOD mode to
perform the RAID Storage desired. This way, storage capacities won't be
wasted just because the HDDs are separated; the data can be backed up
even outside the home or office. Furthermore, since the DataTale PAIR
can support over 2TB* of drive capacity without any trouble under RAID 0
or SPAN.
*This only applies if the host supports more than 2TB.
The
DataTale PAIR 2-Bay System facilitates a 2-Bay storage device ready for
usage anywhere via FireWire bus power. With the FireWire 800
connection, the hard drives can be powered, and DataTale PAIR 2-Bay will
not need an A/C adapter anymore, lightening the load even more.
Its
slim, sturdy housing can safely seal away any two 2.5-inch hard drives,
sheltering them from random accidents. Add the bundled black "Slip
Bag", slide the PAIR in and be on your way.
Besides
being a desktop-capable RAID System, the thin and light DataTale PAIR
2-Bay System is perfect for any travel-like carry-on bags. Its small
book-like body along with RAID MASTER gives users the flexibility to
operate RAID applications on the go.
This enclosure is awesome. This is the only 2.5" RAID enclosure I've
found that doesn't require more than 2 ports for BUS power via USB 2.0.
I've always wanted a single-plug BUS powered RAID for my laptop and now
I've got it with this enclosure via eSATA combo port. The best perk on
my laptop is that it has a USB3.0/eSATA combo port that can power and
provide data via eSATA using just the 1 port with a separately ordered
splitter cable. There is no amperage strain to the USB port whatsoever;
it works at max speed and barely heats up even after copying 100+GB in
files to the 640GB mirror RAID I have set up. RAID requires setup in USB
but once you do that using it in eSATA maxes out the speed of any
mechanical drive I've tried. I really wish this was native USB 3.0 so I
didn't have to buy another cable, but I have no reason to complain since
I still have the sata bandwidth and BUS power with 1 USB 3.0 port.
One
important note is that I put jumpers on the 2.5" HDDs for low-power
spinup. Powering up HDDs takes multiples more amperage than the running
amperage if they do not have a low-power startup capability, which can
damage USB controllers. Spinup takes longer, but this guarantees that
the USB port will never overdraw on power. 900mAH is more than enough
for 2 drives once they've spun up in this enclosure.
Edit: 3
years later and the enclosure still works great with no failures. The
special cable I bought has to be positioned just right on the table, but
that has nothing to do with the enclosure itself. Still a great
enclosure!