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Review Summary
16TB
1 x USB 3.0 port (UAS compatible and USB 2.0 compatible)
2 x FireWire 800 (9-pin) ports
7200RPM
32MB or greater
USB 3.0: 5Gb/s
FireWire 800: 800Mb/s
USB 2.0: 480Mb/s
FireWire 400: 400Mb/s
USB 3.0: Up to 245MB/s
FireWire 800: Up to 82MB/s
FireWire 400: Up to 40MB/s
USB 2.0: Up to 35MB/s
Preconfigured RAID 5
Modes: RAID 0/10/5/5+spare
Easy RAID selection
System monitoring and email alerts for temperature and RAID events
Kensington lock compatible
Cable management
Launch any application (backup, music, slideshow, etc.) by pushing the front button
100-240Vca; 47/63Hz
Power down drives without breaking daisy chain connection
Aluminum enclosure
Quiet, zero-vibration cooling fan
Average Value (idle): 21.9dB
Average Value (stress): 32.3dB
Latest version of Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8Mac OS X 10.5 (Intel only), 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 or greaterComputer with a FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port Minimum free disk space: 600MB recommended
7x7.7x8.7" (178x196x220 mm)
15.7 lbs (7.1 kg)
The Lacie 4Big Quadra USB 3.0 16TB Raid Hard Drive is a hard drive solution designed with the professional in mind. This 16TB drive offers a variety of connectivity options including one USB 3.0 port and two FireWire 800 ports. The USB 3.0 connectivity option provides data transfer rates of up to 5Gb/s while the FireWire 800 port transfers data at speeds up to 800Mb/s. These versatile connection options make it easy to integrate this hard drive into a current desktop or server configuration. The four included hard drives are hot-swappable making it easy to swap out drives without shutting down your system.
This 4big Quadra Drive comes equipped with the ability to operate in a variety of RAID configurations. RAID, or redundant array of independent disks, is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit. The included RAID configurations are RAID 0, RAID 5, RAID 5+Spare, RAID 3, RAID 3+Spare, Concatenation and RAID 10. Each of these configurations makes it possible to configure the drives by dividing and replicating the data among multiple physical drives giving you the ability to achieve a variety of goals such as drive availability, performance and capacity.