http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/ Engadget Comments for ACARD's dual 2.5-inch RAID enclosure is slim, hungry for power http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
not quite true. usb 2 is spec'd at 480Mbit ~ 60MB/s. i don't know where you'd find a single 2.5" drive that even peaks at 60MB/s.

this is a pretty decent solution for portable video editing.]]>May 1st 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
Why no esata version tho?]]>May 1st 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
If you want esata, it probably wouldn't be too hard to bypass the USB circuit in the unit and attach a sata-to-esata cable to each drive.]]>May 1st 2008 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
I've got bus powered 3.5" firewire drives so it's easily possible!
Using a full size drive on a laptop with no external power is great :) ]]>May 1st 2008 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/]]>May 1st 2008 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
You will need to check if it includes the drives though as the one i tested didn't have any in.

It has it's uses as a nice warm mouse mat too!!!]]>May 1st 2008 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
This sounds great, because I had always feared what would happen if one disk in my array got crushed.]]>May 1st 2008 8:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 1st 2008 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
this looks good but would hardly fit in my jeans.]]>May 2nd 2008 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
This is a product looking for a solution.]]>May 2nd 2008 3:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
RAID1 in itself is not backup, but RAID1 in an external drive for *copies* of laptop files is more robust than a non-RAID1 external drive, wouldn't you agree? Even if the device was not used for backup, would I be wrong to think my files would be better protected from drive-failure when stored in this product compared to being stored in the single-drive on the harddrive?]]>May 3rd 2008 1:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 2nd 2008 12:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 2nd 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.span.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=17444

as for no raid 0, whats the point with just a USB connection, maximum your going to get on USB is around 30mb/s dont believe the hype quoted above of 60mb/s thats just a joke.

the unit comes with choice of JBOD or Mirror, throw in a couple of 300gb drives ( current 400 and 500gb 2.5" sata drives are 12.5mm and wouldnt fit), and youve got a nice little backup. size wise its alot smaller than youed think 163mm (W) × 16mm(H) × 163mm(D) , lots of coloured lights too and looks pretty snazzy on the desk ]]>May 2nd 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/May 5th 2008 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/
http://www.ezcopysmart.com/]]>May 15th 2008 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/01/acards-dual-2-5-inch-raid-enclosure-is-slim-hungry-for-power/Jul 18th 2008 1:04PM