Addonics Offers Portable Dual Drive RAID Enclosure
Addonics on Thursday introduced its Portable Dual Drive RAID enclosure, an external storage device that accommodates up to two...Peter Cohen, Macworld.com
Addonics on Thursday introduced its Portable Dual Drive RAID enclosure, an external storage device that accommodates up to two 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive mechanisms. It costs US$99.99.
Addonics' portable RAID enclosure can accommodate two 2.5-inch drives.The enclosure can either support two 2.5-inch SATA drives or up to four Compact Flash cards using an optional adapter. It connects to a host Mac or PC using USB 2.0 or external Serial ATA (eSATA -- available on the Mac using an host controller card).
The drive features push-button RAID setting support and supports RAID Level 0 and Level 1, JBOD (Just a Bunch of Disks), BIG, SAFE50, SAFE33 or GUI modes using built-in hardware.
The chassis opens to allow you access to the drive mechanisms without needing any screws to be removed. Addonics also includes USB and eSATA connecting cables. The chassis measures 5.24 x 2.27 x 1.3 inches and weighs 7.1 ounces (without drives installed).