Why Thunderbolt Storage isn’t a big deal, short term.
1. The chip-set is in short supply and currently only available for manufacturers to purchase from Apple directly, which will add a high cost to any proposed product.
2. Wide release, most manufacturers that were “let in” on the technology from Apple early on won’t be releasing product until FALL 2011
4. Costs on Thunderbolt storage are still relatively unknown with suggested MSRP being sketchy at best.
5. As per above, this is GEN 1 Thunderbolt is 10Gb/s, GEN 2 (more speed?), how much more seems like a matter of debate.
Now, long term and once the user install base is established, products are readily available and users have fully embraced the technology, that’s when things will get interesting.
What we’d recommend and WHY.
Equal speed benefits to Thunderbolt GEN 1 can be achieved by products already widely available, as in the 8 bay mini-SAS connected using the ATTO R680 card, RAID 6 performance rivaling any “Vaporware” Thunderbolt product, 830MB/s in RAID 6. Basically products that already exist (like the STARDOM ST8-U5) are shipping with a confirmed cost and availability are already available for immediate consumer purchase. The 8 drive STARDOM ST8-U5 mini-SAS connected storage solution, along with the 6Gb/s ATTO R680 card are available now. This is a field proven solution with a couple of glowing reviews available on the internet with just a couple mouse clicks.
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