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INTRODUCING THE DUAL DRIVE A/V!
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The first self-contained Firewire 800 drive enclosure designed specifically for high demand digital audio and video use.
- Independent LUN's allow data to be distributed across multiple drives to maximize performance.
- You don't waste space on huge RAID volume sizes that are not needed for online workspace.
- Fast 8ms Seagate IDE drives ensure maximum audio track counts at all sample rates.
- Self-contained design allows you to run your session and take the enclosure with you, far cheaper than a removable drive bay!
- Aluminum enclosure dissipates heat efficiently.
- Road-tested through high-demand rental use.
- Model: #DD-AV500
- Price: 295.00
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FEATURES:
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- 500gb capacity, platform independent
- (2) 250gb/7200rpm Seagate drives have 8ms average seek time
- Host interface:(2) Firewire 800 ports (IEEE1394b), (1) Firewire 400 port (IEEE1394a)
- Data buffer: 16MB
- Includes (1) Firewire 800 cable, (1) Firewire 400 cable and AC adapter
- 1 year limited warranty
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DUAL DRIVE A/V RAID
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Same specs and capacity as the DD-AV500, but with RAID functionality. Perfect for offline backup chores.
- Model: #DD-AV500R
- Price: 295.00
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Drive Performance: Seagate 250gb vs. Hitachi 250gb
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Seagate ST3250823A 250gb/7200 rpm - 8ms avg. seek time, 8MB cache, mounted in the DD-AV500 enclosure.
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Hitachi 08K0466 250gb/7200rpm - 8.5ms avg. seek time, 8MB cache, mounted in the StorCase DS321 dual drive bay.
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Random Write / Read performance is the most crucial hard drive attribute when recording and playing back digital audio files!
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All tests were conducted on a Mac 2ghz Dual Processor w/2gb DDR RAM. The test application used is Intech SpeedTools Ver. 2.1.
- Please note that Digidesign has not yet approved the DD-AV series drives for use with ProTools HD.
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