Expandable HD Performance
Sonnet’s award-winning Fusion D400RAID storage systems provide performance and data safety in the form of compact, affordable, transportable, RAID storage for the desktop. Designed for work environments where performance and fault tolerance are critical, Fusion D400RAID storage systems are fast enough to easily handle multiple video streams while simultaneously protecting the data, yet are flexible enough to be configured for any workflow.

With its drives configured as a protected RAID 5 group (4 drives striped with parity distributed across all group members), Fusion D400RAID can achieve 160MB/sec (AJA Kona 1080HD test), fast enough to handle three streams of uncompressed 10-bit NTSC, or multiple streams of DV, DVCPRO, HDV, and uncompressed SD video.

With drives formatted as a RAID 4 (DV RAID) or RAID 5 group, Fusion D400RAID systems offer failsafe protection in the event of a drive failure. You can set up your system to provide visual and audible alerts, including email notification. A failed drive can be swapped out and the RAID rebuilt in 2, 3 or 4 hours (2, 3, or 4TB configurations, respectively), or you can continue to work at reduced bandwidth while the RAID rebuilds in the background.

When you need more storage capacity and better performance, this storage system allows you to expand beyond your original setup—just add a Fusion D400RAID Expansion. When you configure all 8 drives together in a RAID group, you’ll double the capacity and performance of your original Fusion D400RAID system, equivalent to a Fusion D800RAID. More streams, more formats—what more could you ask for?

Brains and Brawn
The heart of the Fusion D400RAID storage system is the Sonnet PCI Express® RAID controller. This powerhouse is based on the latest-generation Intel® IOP348 RAID processor, which can handle the throughput from all the drives with plenty of overhead. The Sonnet RAID controller is configured with 256MB of ECC-protected RAM, especially important to maintain data stream writes as the disk array nears capacity.

Driving Force
Fusion D400RAID storage systems employ Enterprise/RAID Edition hard drives(2). These drives are subjected to hours of additional, stringent testing to check for soft errors, vibration, and other reliability predictors. Only the sturdiest drives pass these tests and are prepared with special RAID-optimised firmware. Enterprise/RAID drives offer higher MTBF (mean time between failure) specs, carry longer warranties than “desktop” drives, and are the building blocks of a super-reliable Fusion storage system.

Versatile Performance
These systems are ideal for use in mixed environments—various operating systems, editing applications and output demands requiring the flexibility and interoperability that Fusion D400RAID storage systems provide. Fusion D400RAID systems support Mac OS® X, Windows® XP, Windows Vista, and Linux. They are compatible with capture cards from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox, and Bluefish444, and work with all mainstream video editing applications including Apple® Final Cut Pro® and Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3.

Key Features:-

• Fusion D400RAID systems (part number FUS-D4MR-xxTB) include enclosure, Sonnet RAID controller card, drive modules, cables and software.
  
• Fusion D400RAID Expansions (part number FUS-D4M-xxTB) include enclosure, drive modules, and cables.
  
• 2TB, 3TB, or 4TB configurations Enterprise/RAID Edition drives(1)
  
• Up to 160MB/sec data transfers
  (configured as RAID 5)
  
• Supports RAID 0, 1, 4 (DV RAID), 5, 10 JBOD groups, and hot spares
  
• Universal 180W, 100–240V AC, 50/60Hz power supply
  
• Drive Activity, Drive Presence, and Power LED indicators
  
• Quiet fans
  
• RoHS compliant

Remarkable Performance, Diminutive Package
Speed, reliability, ruggedness, and convenience—these are the essential qualities of a storage system for on-location video capture. When you need to travel light, choose a Sonnet Fusion™ F2 portable SATA RAID storage system. Providing 640GB(1) of storage in a small enclosure, Fusion F2 uses eSATA connections to deliver the fastest performance yet from a 2-drive portable storage system, with data transfer rates up to twice as fast as FireWire®. By connecting Fusion F2 through a SATA host adapter like Sonnet’s Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34, your notebook’s FireWire 800 port is left open for use by an AJA® Video Systems Io HD, which requires dedicated use of FireWire bandwidth. Fusion F2 is cool, quiet, and energy-efficient: side-by-side placement of its drives increases the metal case’s cooling surface area, thereby eliminating the need for a fan, and allowing it to be bus-powered so it can be used even when no grid power is available.

RAID to Go
Connected to a Sonnet Tempo SATA ExpressCard/34 installed in a MacBook® Pro, and with its drives configured as a RAID 0 striped volume, the compact Fusion F2 is capable of 126 MB/sec sustained read and write data transfers, fast enough to handle multiple streams of ProRes 422 (HQ)! Compared to the slower 66 MB/sec performance from a pair of drives connected via FireWire 800, the advantage is clear—Fusion F2 provides you the capability to capture and play more streams of compressed video for field editing. With its drives configured as a RAID 1 mirrored volume, Fusion F2 still can capture Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) HD fed from an AJA Io HD. This protected mode also enables you to safely transfer data from Panasonic® P2, Sony® SxS Pro, or similar memory cards in the field. Verifying captured footage on a MacBook Pro/Fusion F2 system will provide you the peace of mind to erase and reuse cards on location.

Three Connections
Fusion F2 features two 3 Gb/sec eSATA data ports. By connecting via a direct SATA II interface with no bridge chip between the F2’s case and SATA II drives, there is no resulting communication slowdown, just the fastest data transfers possible. Fusion F2 uses a novel method to power itself; it draws power from your notebook’s FireWire 400 port. Instead of relying on a bulky external power supply that may not work everywhere you go, Fusion F2 uses an included FireWire-to-power cable. Whether your notebook is plugged in or running off its battery, Fusion F2 operates anywhere your computer does. Another FireWire device, or a powered hub can also power Fusion F2, if necessary.

Driving Force
Fusion F2 employs two 320GB, 5,400 RPM, 2.5" mobile hard drives that offer an optimal balance between speed, power consumption, and reliability. Sonnet chose these high-performance drives because they offer greater areal density than other mobile hard drives (pack more data per platter), use the 3 Gb/sec SATA interface, and deliver better performance than the 7,200 RPM drives we tested; simply put, they are the fastest 2.5" mobile hard drives available today. Fusion F2’s drives are also extremely quiet and very rugged, making the Fusion F2 a great travel companion for your mobile studio.

Rugged for a Reason
Fusion F2 was devised as a high-performance, high-reliability alternative to existing portable drive solutions. Encased inside a thick aluminum shell, each of Fusion F2’s drives is individually shock-isolated, not only protecting the drives during transport, but also virtually eliminating cross-coupled vibration during operation, which, unchecked, can induce soft errors—a potential source of skipped video frames.

Versatile Performance
Fusion F2 is ideal for use on location as well as the office—various operating systems, editing applications and output demands requiring the flexibility and interoperability that Fusion F2 provides. Fusion storage systems support Mac OS® X, Windows® Vista, Windows XP Professional, and Linux. It is compatible with capture cards from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox, and Bluefish444, and works with all mainstream video editing applications including Apple® Final Cut Pro®, and Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3.

Key Features:-

• Ultra-Portable—Two 2.5" SATA drives mounted side-by-side inside a 5.9" x 6.2" x 0.72" aluminum case are bus-powered for the ultimate in portability
  
• Remarkably Fast—With its drives formatted as a RAID 0 volume, Fusion F2 delivers sustained data transfer rates up to 126MB/sec read and write, nearly twice as fast as a pair of FireWire 800 drives
  
• Field Video Certified–With its SATA data interface, Fusion F2 is the perfect storage companion for a portable video capture system that may saturate a notebook’s FireWire bus
  
• Rugged and Reliable—Both drives are individually shock-isolated, virtually eliminating cross-coupled vibration, which, unchecked, can induce soft errors—a potential source of skipped frames
  
• Cool and Quiet—Because of its efficient fanless design, if not for the cool blue LEDs, you may not even know that Fusion F2 was running
  
• Two eSATA data cables, one power cable, and slip case included
  
• RoHS compliant

HD Optimised Performance
Whether you’re editing a project on your own or running a facility with multiple edit stations, if you’re working in HD, you need fast and reliable storage. Sonnet’s Fusion 800RAID storage systems meet your needs with breakthrough performance and data safety, provided in affordable, direct attached disk arrays for the desktop or rack. Both the award-winning Fusion D800RAID desktop system, and the Fusion R800RAID 2U rackmount system are designed for work environments where performance and fault tolerance are critical. Fusion 800RAID storage systems are fast enough to easily handle uncompressed HD while protecting the data at the same time, yet flexible enough to be configured for any workflow.

Under real world use (drives 85% filled and fragmented), with its drives formatted as a RAID 0 group, a Fusion 800RAID system is capable of single-stream 2K (2048 x 1556) LOG RGB capture and playback. With its drives configured as a protected RAID 5 group (eight 1TB drives striped with parity distributed across all group members), a Fusion 800RAID system can achieve 577MB/sec (AJA Kona 1080HD test), fast enough to handle a single stream of uncompressed 10-bit 1080 4:4:4 HD, or multiple streams of ProRes 422, uncompressed 8-bit 1080 HD, DV, HDV, and DVCPRO video.

With drives formatted as a RAID 4, RAID 5, or DVRAID group, Fusion 800RAID systems offer failsafe protection in the event of a drive failure. You can set up your system to provide visual and audible alerts, including email notification. A drive can be swapped out and the RAID group rebuilt in 2, 3, or 4 hours (4, 6, or 8TB configurations(1), respectively), or you can continue to work at reduced bandwidth while the RAID group rebuilds in the background.

Built-In Flexibility
Do you need pure, unadulterated speed, ultimate redundancy, or something in between? It’s your choice—Fusion 800RAID systems support RAID 0, 1, 4 (DV RAID), 5, 10, 50, and JBOD groups. Fusion 800RAID systems even support hot spares—a designated hot spare drive automatically replaces the failed one without you having to lift a finger. All this flexibility is accomplished without switches—a simple to use configuration utility enables you to optimise your setup for specific workflow requirements.

Brains and Brawn
The heart of a Fusion 800RAID storage system is the Sonnet PCI Express® RAID controller. This powerhouse is based on the latest-generation Intel® IOP348 RAID processor, which can handle the throughput from all the drives with plenty of overhead. The Sonnet RAID controller is configured with 256MB of ECC-protected RAM, especially important to maintain data stream writes as the disk array nears capacity.

Driving Force
Fusion 800RAID storage systems employ Enterprise/RAID Edition hard drives(2). These drives are subjected to hours of additional, stringent testing to check for soft errors, vibration, and other reliability predictors—just the sturdiest drives pass these tests and are prepared with special RAID-optimised firmware. Enterprise/RAID drives offer higher MTBF (mean time between failure) specs, carry longer warranties than “desktop” drives, and are the building blocks of a super-reliable Fusion storage system.

Versatile Performance
These systems are ideal for use in mixed environments—various operating systems, editing applications and output demands requiring the flexibility and interoperability that Fusion 800RAID storage systems provide. Fusion 800RAID systems support Mac OS® X, Windows® XP, Windows Vista, and Linux. They are compatible with capture cards from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox, and Bluefish444, and work with all mainstream video editing applications including Apple® Final Cut Pro®, and Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3.

Key Features:-

• Complete storage system includes enclosure, RAID controller card, drive modules, cables, and software
  
• 4TB, 6TB, or 8TB configurations; Enterprise/RAID Edition drives(1)
  
• Up to 577 MB/sec read, 625 MB/sec write data transfers (configured as RAID 0)
  
• Up to 514 MB/sec read, 557 MB/sec write data transfers (configured as RAID 5)
  
• Universal 100-240V, 50/60Hz power supply Drive Activity, Drive Presence, and Power LED indicators
  
• RoHS compliant

Multiple Drives, No Compromise
Digital content creation and editing requires more speed and space than standard desktop drives are capable—why limit yourself to a single drive? Sonnet’s award-winning Fusion™ D400Q desktop and R400Q rackmount storage systems provide 2, 3, or 4TB(1) of storage in four swappable drive modules, and four ways to connect them to a computer. They offer speed, versatility, and reliability—they’re great solutions for anyone looking for an affordable storage system that will fit into a variety of workflows.

Maximum Performance, Maximum Convenience
Connected to a Sonnet Tempo SATA E4P PCIe or X4P PCI-X adapter installed in a Mac or Windows computer, a Fusion D400Q or R400Q system’s drives can be accessed through its port multiplier (2) at maximum speed, whether configured as RAID 0, 1, 10, or JBOD set. A single Fusion D400Q or R400Q system with its drives configured as a RAID 0 striped set achieves 220MB/sec, fast enough to support multiple streams of DV, HDV, DVCPRO, ProRes 422, or a single stream of uncompressed 10-bit NTSC video. Do you want even more performance? Up to four Fusion D400Q or R400Q systems can be ganged on a single Tempo SATA E4P or X4P adapter to for double, triple, or even quadruple the available streams (as well as increasing the number of supported video formats).

One Cable, Four Drives
Fusion D400Q and R400Q enclosures employ a high performance SATA II port multiplier to manage the enclosed drives—just a single locking cable connects the enclosure to a SATA host controller card. This efficient interface simplifies setup and cuts cable clutter without compromising performance. No SATA? No problem—connected via a single FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB cable, all four drives can be accessed at the full speed of the respective interface. There is no need to reformat when changing from one interface to another, regardless the configuration.

Driving Force
Fusion storage systems employ Enterprise/RAID Edition hard drives. These drives are subjected to hours of additional, stringent testing to check for soft errors, vibration, and other reliability predictors—just the sturdiest drives pass these tests and are prepared with special RAID-optimised firmware. Enterprise/RAID drives offer higher MTBF (mean time between failure) specs, carry longer warranties than “desktop” drives, and are the building blocks of a super-reliable Fusion storage system. Need even more storage space? For added convenience, the swappable drive modules are compatible across the Fusion line, and additional modules may be purchased separately.

Versatile Performance
These systems are ideal for use in mixed environments—various operating systems, editing applications and output demands requiring the flexibility and interoperability that Fusion D400Q and R400Q storage systems provide. Fusion storage systems support Mac OS® X, Windows® XP, Windows Vista, and Linux. They are compatible with capture cards from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox, and Bluefish444, and work with all mainstream video editing applications including Apple® Final Cut Pro®, and Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3.

Desktop or Rackmount
To keep things cool, the Fusion D400Q uses a swappable fan module. The fan in 2TB and 3TB configurations is 80% quieter than a standard case fan, making this system perfectly suited for use in noise-sensitive environments. The 4TB configuration includes a high-speed fan. The 1U rackmount Fusion R400Q system enclosure, at just 1.75" tall, is simple to deploy in most server racks. Both systems feature drive presence and drive activity LED indicators on their front panels, so drive status can be determined at a glance.

Key Features:-

• eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 interfaces
  
• Single cable to host connectivity through an integrated port multiplier for all interfaces
  
• 2TB, 3TB, or 4TB configurations; Enterprise/RAID Edition drives(1)
  
• Up to 220 MB/sec transfer rate through eSATA interface (configured as RAID 0)
  
• Drive Activity, Drive Presence, and Power LED indicators
  
• eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB cables included
  
• RoHS compliant
  
• Compatible with Sonnet TempoT SATA II PCI-X, PCIe, and ExpressCard/34 Host Bus Adapters

Multiple Drives, No Compromise
Digital content creation and editing requires more speed and space than standard desktop drives are capable—why limit yourself to a single drive? Sonnet’s award-winning Fusion™ D400Q desktop and R400Q rackmount storage systems provide 2, 3, or 4TB(1) of storage in four swappable drive modules, and four ways to connect them to a computer. They offer speed, versatility, and reliability—they’re great solutions for anyone looking for an affordable storage system that will fit into a variety of workflows.

Maximum Performance, Maximum Convenience
Connected to a Sonnet Tempo SATA E4P PCIe or X4P PCI-X adapter installed in a Mac or Windows computer, a Fusion D400Q or R400Q system’s drives can be accessed through its port multiplier (2) at maximum speed, whether configured as RAID 0, 1, 10, or JBOD set. A single Fusion D400Q or R400Q system with its drives configured as a RAID 0 striped set achieves 220MB/sec, fast enough to support multiple streams of DV, HDV, DVCPRO, ProRes 422, or a single stream of uncompressed 10-bit NTSC video. Do you want even more performance? Up to four Fusion D400Q or R400Q systems can be ganged on a single Tempo SATA E4P or X4P adapter to for double, triple, or even quadruple the available streams (as well as increasing the number of supported video formats).

One Cable, Four Drives
Fusion D400Q and R400Q enclosures employ a high performance SATA II port multiplier to manage the enclosed drives—just a single cable connects the enclosure to a SATA host controller card. This efficient interface simplifies setup and cuts cable clutter without compromising performance. No SATA? No problem—connected via a single FireWire 800, FireWire 400, or USB cable, all four drives can be accessed at the full speed of the respective interface. There is no need to reformat when changing from one interface to another, regardless the configuration.

Driving Force
Fusion storage systems employ Enterprise/RAID Edition hard drives. These drives are subjected to hours of additional, stringent testing to check for soft errors, vibration, and other reliability predictors—just the sturdiest drives pass these tests and are prepared with special RAID-optimised firmware. Enterprise/RAID drives offer higher MTBF (mean time between failure) specs, carry longer warranties than “desktop” drives, and are the building blocks of a super-reliable Fusion storage system. Need even more storage space? For added convenience, the swappable drive modules are compatible across the Fusion line, and additional modules may be purchased separately.

Versatile Performance
These systems are ideal for use in mixed environments—various operating systems, editing applications and output demands requiring the flexibility and interoperability that Fusion D400Q and R400Q storage systems provide. Fusion storage systems support Mac OS® X, Windows® XP, Windows Vista, and Linux. They are compatible with capture cards from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox, and Bluefish444, and work with all mainstream video editing applications including Apple® Final Cut Pro®, and Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3.

Desktop or Rackmount
To keep things cool, the Fusion D400Q uses a swappable fan module. The fan in 2TB and 3TB configurations is 80% quieter than a standard case fan, making this system perfectly suited for use in noise-sensitive environments. The 4TB configuration includes a high-speed fan. The 1U rackmount Fusion R400Q system enclosure, at just 1.75" tall, is simple to deploy in most server racks. Both systems feature drive presence and drive activity LED indicators on their front panels, so drive status can be determined at a glance.

Key Features:-

• eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0 interfaces
  
• Single cable to host connectivity through an integrated port multiplier for all interfaces
  
• 2TB, 3TB, or 4TB configurations; Enterprise/RAID Edition drives(1)
  
• Up to 220 MB/sec transfer rate through eSATA interface (configured as RAID 0)
  
• Drive Activity, Drive Presence, and Power LED indicators
  
• eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB cables included
  
• RoHS compliant
  
• Compatible with Sonnet Tempo SATA II PCI-X, PCIe, and ExpressCard/34 Host Bus Adapters

HD Optimised Performance
Whether you’re editing a project on your own or running a facility with multiple edit stations, if you’re working in HD, you need fast and reliable storage. Sonnet’s Fusion 800RAID storage systems meet your needs with breakthrough performance and data safety, provided in affordable, direct attached disk arrays for the desktop or rack. Both the award-winning Fusion D800RAID desktop system, and the Fusion R800RAID 2U rackmount system are designed for work environments where performance and fault tolerance are critical. Fusion 800RAID storage systems are fast enough to easily handle uncompressed HD while protecting the data at the same time, yet flexible enough to be configured for any workflow.

Under real world use (drives 85% filled and fragmented), with its drives formatted as a RAID 0 group, a Fusion 800RAID system is capable of single-stream 2K (2048 x 1556) LOG RGB capture and playback. With its drives configured as a protected RAID 5 group (eight 1TB drives striped with parity distributed across all group members), a Fusion 800RAID system can achieve 577MB/sec (AJA Kona 1080HD test), fast enough to handle a single stream of uncompressed 10-bit 1080 4:4:4 HD, or multiple streams of ProRes 422, uncompressed 8-bit 1080 HD, DV, HDV, and DVCPRO video.

With drives formatted as a RAID 4, RAID 5, or DVRAID group, Fusion 800RAID systems offer failsafe protection in the event of a drive failure. You can set up your system to provide visual and audible alerts, including email notification. A drive can be swapped out and the RAID group rebuilt in 2, 3, or 4 hours (4, 6, or 8TB configurations(1), respectively), or you can continue to work at reduced bandwidth while the RAID group rebuilds in the background.

Built-In Flexibility
Do you need pure, unadulterated speed, ultimate redundancy, or something in between? It’s your choice—Fusion 800RAID systems support RAID 0, 1, 4 (DV RAID), 5, 10, 50, and JBOD groups. Fusion 800RAID systems even support hot spares—a designated hot spare drive automatically replaces the failed one without you having to lift a finger. All this flexibility is accomplished without switches—a simple to use configuration utility enables you to optimise your setup for specific workflow requirements.

Brains and Brawn
The heart of a Fusion 800RAID storage system is the Sonnet PCI Express® RAID controller. This powerhouse is based on the latest-generation Intel® IOP348 RAID processor, which can handle the throughput from all the drives with plenty of overhead. The Sonnet RAID controller is configured with 256MB of ECC-protected RAM, especially important to maintain data stream writes as the disk array nears capacity.

Driving Force
Fusion 800RAID storage systems employ Enterprise/RAID Edition hard drives(2). These drives are subjected to hours of additional, stringent testing to check for soft errors, vibration, and other reliability predictors—just the sturdiest drives pass these tests and are prepared with special RAID-optimised firmware. Enterprise/RAID drives offer higher MTBF (mean time between failure) specs, carry longer warranties than “desktop” drives, and are the building blocks of a super-reliable Fusion storage system.

Versatile Performance
These systems are ideal for use in mixed environments—various operating systems, editing applications and output demands requiring the flexibility and interoperability that Fusion 800RAID storage systems provide. Fusion 800RAID systems support Mac OS® X, Windows® XP, Windows Vista, and Linux. They are compatible with capture cards from AJA, Blackmagic Design, Matrox, and Bluefish444, and work with all mainstream video editing applications including Apple® Final Cut Pro®, and Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3.

Key Features:-

• Complete storage system includes enclosure, RAID controller card, drive modules, cables, and software
  
• 4TB, 6TB, or 8TB configurations; Enterprise/RAID Edition drives(1)
  
• Up to 577 MB/sec read, 625 MB/sec write data transfers (configured as RAID 0)
  
• Up to 514 MB/sec read, 557 MB/sec write data transfers (configured as RAID 5)
  
• Universal 100-240V, 50/60Hz power supply Drive Activity, Drive Presence, and Power LED indicators
  
• RoHS compliant

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