Addonics S4DAMS Sapphire Disk Array 4SA Enclosure - mini-SAS(SFF-8088)
Overview
The Sapphire family of RAID enclosure is a compact size, light weight and low power external multi-bay storage device that is ideal for expanding the storage on any system.Offering choice of models equipped with different type of interface, the Sapphire Disk Array offers fast external storage performance via eSATA, the SuperSpeed USB 3.0, or mini SAS connection to any computer. You can swap drives in and out of the Sapphire Disk Array, just like using tape cassette without using any drive tray or special tool. You can also start with as little as one hard drive and expand to 2, 3 or 4 drives to meet the need of your application. There is also choice of model with integrated Hardware Port multiplier that allows the drives to be set up as a high performance RAID group with redundancy for reliability
Constructed in a light weight sturdy aluminum housing with an integrated cooling fan for efficient heat dissipation, the Sapphire Disk Array is a great portable storage solution for a wide range of applications that demand high performance and large amount of storage out in the field.
About this model
This Sapphire Disk Array comes equipped with a 4-drive tray-load Disk Array and a SATA to mini SAS bridge that connects four 2.5" hard drives or SSDs to any computer via a single mini SAS cable. Once connected, four the drives appear as individual drive to the system. The four drives can also be set as a large volume and high performance RAID group using the RAID utility of the OS or the controller. This model is perfect for attaching multiple low power 2.5" hard drives or high performance SSD to any system using the secure mini SAS connection
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Features
maximum drive thickness up to 15 mm, Maximum combined peak current draw of the four drives not to exceed 2.8A at 5V (equivalent to average 700mA at 5V per drive)
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