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CalDigit VR RAID drive sports four interfaces
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trash7 
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Posted 18 February 2009 - 04:18 PM
The CalDigit VR is a terrible Raid. There are at least 4 major design flaws:
The two biggest issues are two points in the actual enclosure design.
1. The front panel is basically 'sitting' there without any secure connection to the top part of the enclosure. This will eventually cause a rattle from the horizontal vibrations from the cheap fan that has a CalDigit label slapped onto it. The top of the front panel should be screwed on to the inner tray panel.
2. The aluminum case (slipped over the drive tray like a sock and attached with the rubber feet) has the same issue. It is basically just sitting there without any connection to the drive trays. This is bad for cooling and again, is causing a rattle from the vertical vibrations of the drives. In a design like that the free sitting enclosure should at least be connected with a rubber square as seen in many 30-60$ aluminum enclosures.
The electronics and OS are fine although the front controls are really just a gimmick and are not really needed.
Editors: Unless you want to work with earplugs don't buy them. The Vent is cheap and noisy. Compared to the G-Raid 3... No, the G-Tech products are in a completely different league. This is a very poorly designed Raid that looks flashy, is a disaster under the hood and will be guarantied trouble.
The two biggest issues are two points in the actual enclosure design.
1. The front panel is basically 'sitting' there without any secure connection to the top part of the enclosure. This will eventually cause a rattle from the horizontal vibrations from the cheap fan that has a CalDigit label slapped onto it. The top of the front panel should be screwed on to the inner tray panel.
2. The aluminum case (slipped over the drive tray like a sock and attached with the rubber feet) has the same issue. It is basically just sitting there without any connection to the drive trays. This is bad for cooling and again, is causing a rattle from the vertical vibrations of the drives. In a design like that the free sitting enclosure should at least be connected with a rubber square as seen in many 30-60$ aluminum enclosures.
The electronics and OS are fine although the front controls are really just a gimmick and are not really needed.
Editors: Unless you want to work with earplugs don't buy them. The Vent is cheap and noisy. Compared to the G-Raid 3... No, the G-Tech products are in a completely different league. This is a very poorly designed Raid that looks flashy, is a disaster under the hood and will be guarantied trouble.
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