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.
Features
- 4TB of raw capacity (2.7GB 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
System requirements
- Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
- One of the following host interfaces:
- Firewire 800 (1394b) interface
- Firewire 400 (1394a) interface
- High-speed USB 2.0 interface
- 100 MB of Free Hard Disk Space
- CDROM/DVD-ROM Drive for software installation
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
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