SwiftData 200 expands G5 internal drive storage
updated 01:00 pm EDT, Tue June 15, 2004
SwiftData 200 expands G5
Trans Intl today announced its , which expands the storage capacity of a Power Mac G5; it allows users to add up to three additional internal Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives in a Power Mac G5--for a total of five internal drives (the Power Mac G5 already supports up to two internal drives). The drives can be configured as a RAID Type 0 array for archival backup and security, a RAID Type 1 for improved disk speed or as individual drives for expanded storage options. Each connected SATA drive offers up to 50MB/sec transfer speeds or up to 200MB/sec in a RAID configuration--fast enough to capture 10-bit uncompressed video from an NLE. The two-drive solution (with a single Firmtek PCI card) is $370, while the 3-drive solution (with 2 Firmtek PCI cards) is $440. SATA drives are available in capacities up to 400GB ($440).
