Sonnet Technologies has extended its line of portable ruggedized RAID storage systems intended for the video and film industries. The Fusion F2QR builds off the older Fusion F2 unit by adding more storage space, new connectivity options and new functionality. The new model features a pair of non-removable 2.5" 1TB drives mounted side-by-side in a 5.9"x 6.1" x 0.95" enclosure. It weighs in at 1.5 lbs. An integral RAID controller supports RAID 0 and 1 as well as drive spanning and JBOD. Connectivity options include two FireWire 800 ports, a USB 2.0 port and an eSATA port. The company claims speeds of up to 160 MB/s when using eSATA.
Sonnet Technologies has extended its line of portable ruggedized RAID storage systems intended for the video and film industries. The Fusion F2QR builds off the older Fusion F2 unit by adding more storage space, new connectivity options and new functionality. The new model features a pair of non-removable 2.5" 1TB drives mounted side-by-side in a 5.9"x 6.1" x 0.95" enclosure. It weighs in at 1.5 lbs. An integral RAID controller supports RAID 0 and 1 as well as drive spanning and JBOD. Connectivity options include two FireWire 800 ports, a USB 2.0 port and an eSATA port. The company claims speeds of up to 160 MB/s when using eSATA.
The unit is intended to be powered by the host’s FireWire bus regardless of the data connectivity option chosen. In a nice touch, Sonnet supplies one cable for each of the connection types, as well as a FireWire 800 to 400 adapter cable. They also supply a FireWire 400 to 3.5mm power cable that runs to a matching power port on the enclosure for use when eSATA or USB is the connectivity choice. An optional external power supply is available if the host doesn’t support FireWire.
The Fusion F2QR list for $569 and is shipping now.
