Promise SmartStor DS4600 4x1TB RAID System
The Promise SmartStor DS4600 is a complete 4-bay Firewire/USB RAID solution equipped with four 1TB 7200-rpm SATA drives and powerful hardware RAID engine for small servers, creative pro workstations or users that need fast external storage and robust data protection.
Features
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Large storage and backup capacity, superior speed and advanced security.
The Promise SmartStor DS4600 delivers blistering performance and robust data protection in a compact, ultra quiet design. No configuration is required; simply unpack and connect your power cable and Firewire 800 or USB 2.0 cable, to complete your installation. With four 1TB 7200-rpm drives and a powerful hardware RAID engine, the SmartStor DS4600 is the perfect solution for small servers, creative pro workstations and users that need fast external storage with great capacity. Perfect for protecting your valuable data of any type - pictures, music, video, data files. In addition, audio/video enthusiasts can utilise its fast data transfers for media content editing.
Easy to Use management software
SmartNAVI is an easy to use management application that can be used to provide vital enclosure information such as fan speed, temperature and voltage with event logging and email event notification. SmartNAVI also features a dashboard that provides the this vital information the moment the application is launched.
Best in Class Performance
The SmartStor DS4600 features the best in class performance over Firewire 800 and High Speed USB 2.0 interfaces. Transfer your digital media at lightning speeds between your Mac and the SmartStor DS4600.
Hardware RAID Protection for Small Business
Protect your valuable business data with a reliable hardware RAID solution. The SmartStor DS4600 can be used as large storage for a desktop system or as external storage solution on a small server. Providing 3TB of storage in RAID 5, you'll have the capacity you need for data and backups with the protection of hardware RAID.
Desktop Workspace for Creative Mac Professionals
Photographers, video post production engineers, audio engineers and amateur professionals have the perfect companion in the SmartStor DS4600. Mac OS X professionals craving cost effective direct attached storage to protect valuable workflows, photo sessions, audio recording sessions and other irreplaceable digital content, should look no further than the SmartStor DS4600 to satisfy their multi-interface, high performance, direct attached storage needs.
Final Cut Studio professionals can utilise the raw power and high data transfer throughput of the Firewire 800 interface to Ingest and manipulate DVCProHD, ProRes, ProRes HQ and other SD and HD video formats with responsiveness and ease. The small form factor of the SmartStor DS4600 is ideal for those requiring portable storage for moving digital media between jobs and locations.
Cost Effective Expandable Storage for the Home
In today's digital world, you consistently acquire and amass large amounts of personal digital media using smart phones, digital cameras and digital video cameras, in addition to downloadable digital media acquired through online stores such as iTunes. With memories meant to last a lifetime, the SmartStor DS4600 can protect digital content from single drive failures whilst providing data protection, high availability and high reliability.
Flexible Backup Solution
Connect SmartStor DS4600 to your Mac for use with Time Machine to backup your critical system files, applications, data files, music, pictures and videos. SmartStor DS4600 also includes SmartSync client backup software for scheduled backups of your important data and digital media.
Use One Touch Backup to backup data "on the fly". Create a schedule and then press the One Touch Button on the front of the SmartStor DS4600 at anytime to backup your computer.
Ultra Quiet, Low Power and Eco-Smart
The SmartStor DS4600 is RoHS compliant; in simple terms the SmartStor(TM) DS4600 is eco-friendly, keeping harmful lead out of the environment and our delicate ecosystems. Consuming a mere 40W under full load with four hard drives installed, it uses roughly 13% of the power consumed by the average 300W power supply in standard computers.
The Standby feature of the SmartStor DS4600 allows hard drives to spin-down during periods of inactivity, thereby reducing power consumption to as little as 14W.
Sporting a new enclosure design, a fan-less integrated power supply and a state-of-the-art fan control mechanism, system noise is never an issue making the SmartStor DS4600 idea for desktop, small office environments and any room in the house.
Highlights
- 4TB of raw capacity (2.7TB in RAID 5, formatted with HFS+)
- Advanced hardware RAID engine
- Supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10
- Attractive, compact and sleek enclosure
- Ultra quiet design
- USB 2.0 and Firewire 400/800 host interfaces
- Hot-Swappable Bays for effortless replacement of failed drive
- Robust error handling provides superior data protection
Technical Specs
General
- Hard Drive Type: External
Perfomance
- Maximum Transfer Rate: FireWire 800: up to 800 Mbit/s; FireWire 400: up to 400 Mbit/s; Hi-Speed USB 2.0: up to 480 Mbit/s
- Hard Drive Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
Power
- AC Voltage: 90-100W with PFC, 100-230V auto-ranging, 50-60Hz AC
- Power: Power Consumption: 40W full load (read and write); 36W idle mode; 15W standby mode
Dimension
- Depth: 9.0 in/229.6 mm
- Height: 7.4 in/188.2 mm
- Width: 6.0 in/152.5 mm
Backup
- Backup Software: SmartNAVI Management software with SmartSync backup; Create Scheduled backups and Restore backups to host system with a few clicks; Supports Drag and Drop of directory and files to backup; Use One Touch Backup Button to execute backup "on the fly"
Compatibility
Mac
- Mac OS X v.10.4 or later
- 100 MB free hard drive space
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM Drive
- Firewire 400, Firewire 800 or USB 2.0
What's in the Box?
- SmartStor DS4600
- Firewire 800 (1394b) cable
- High Speed USB 2.0 cable
- Power cable
- CD-ROM Disk with SmartNAVI Management Software and Product Manual
- Quick Start Guide
Manufacturer Information
Warranty
- Warranty: 2 Year Warranty with 1 Year Limited on Fan and Power Adapter
- Note: Products sold through this website that do not bear the Apple Brand name are serviced and supported exclusively by their manufacturers in accordance with terms and conditions packaged with the products. Apple's Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support and customer service.
Part Number
- UPC or EAN No.: 704118053315
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- Jan 11, 2010
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Questionable reliability for unattended RAID storage
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Most Interesting
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esata connection with adapter to firewire 800, is there any speed advantage?
- Asked by AS from Makkah
- Nov 29, 2009
Answer
Typically there is. I have a g-raid mini that has both firewire 800 and 1 esata connector. I only get 60-70 megabites a second over firewire 800, but over 120 megabites a second over esata. I assume since it is a raid 5 (4drives), (mysetup is a raid 0- 2 drives) this would be even faster! …More
- Answered by AS from Pasadena
- Dec 4, 2009
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What is the difference between the Promise SmartStor DS4600 4x1TB RAID System and Drobo (or DroboPro)?
- Asked by JG from Pittsburgh
- Oct 21, 2009
Best Answer
The SmartStor advertises standard RAID technology which while works well, does not have the advantage of DROBOs proprietary raid system. With standard RAID technology it is recommended to have matching drives (size and model). While you can technically mismatch sizes in a standard RAID they will all drop to the size of the smallest drive. For example if you have 2 500 GB drives and 2 1TB drives the RAID will see them as only 4 500 GB drives.
DROBO advertises any size or type of SATA drive and it will shuffle the space. You can also expand storage by replacing one drive at a time with no manual reconfiguration required. This means if you have 4 500 GB drives you can replace 1 of them with a 1TB drive and the unit itself will reconfigure the RAID for you. From experience, this does indeed take a while (many Hours) and you have to do them one drive at a time if you are changing multiple.
Cost is the advantage to the SmartStor …More- Answered by DL from Saint Rose
- Oct 22, 2009
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Does anybody know exactly what type/make of drives are installed? Are they consumer or server rated drives?
- Asked by GH from Santa Fe
- Dec 10, 2009
Best Answer
Mine came with Hitachi SATA 3.0 Gb/s, 7200 RPM drives. Model number HDT721010SLA360.
- Answered by MS from Mt Evelyn
- Dec 18, 2009
Recently Answered
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Can you boot OS X from this RAID?
- Asked by CL from Mountain View
- Nov 17, 2009
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I got this to boot Snow Leopard Server (10.6.2) using the USB interface on 2009 Mac Pro. If plugged in via FW800, the RAID is not seen in EFI and will not boot. I haven't tried eSATA yet. …More
- Answered by WG from Vancouver
- Feb 28, 2010
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Does this support Raid 0+1?
- Asked by WC from Villa Park
- Feb 21, 2010
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Could I use this device to back-up multiple macs using time machine?
- Asked by DB
- Feb 6, 2010
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Theoretically yes, you can set time machine up to backup to any data source avaiable, over network, connected via USB or firewire even. Just need to setup where you want it to back up to. …More
- Answered by SC from Werombi
- Apr 23, 2010
