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Apple updates Xserve RAID, now up to 10.5TB
Attention Apple enterprise geeks: Apple has just updated the Xserve RAID. The Xserve RAID, in case you are not aware, is Apple's very competitively priced storage solution. The Xserve RAID can now be configured to sport 14 750 GB drives, which translates to a whopping 10.5TB (that's a lot of iTunes tracks), up from 7TB.
Also of note, the two top tier pre-configured versions have dropped in price ($300, and $600 cheaper respectively). The 500 GB drive modules have also been priced down from $649 to $599.
Go forth and get your storage on, as the kids say (the kids say that, right?).
Thanks, Jonathan.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tony C said 10:10PM on 1-23-2007
Beeauuuutiful!! Guess those Terabyte drives are too much to ask for right away, huh? A cool 14TB... Now THAT would be a sight to see from your RAID manager!
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Eric said 10:33PM on 1-23-2007
Wow, I just priced 14 750GB drives - 10.5TB can be had for less than $5000! (Not counting the Xserve RAID, of course. Add another $6k for the base option, there.)
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Gandhi said 8:15AM on 1-24-2007
Hmmm ... 10.5 TB - just in time for OS-X 10.5!
Zing!
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Sam W said 11:06PM on 1-23-2007
And i was just looking at replaceing my two 2.5TB versions... perfect timeing!
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Jon said 11:38PM on 1-23-2007
Damn... I purchased three a couple of weeks ago :(
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Jasmeet said 12:31AM on 1-24-2007
Don't forget, the Apple Store online offers gifting options on this product too!
"Happy Anniversary Sweetie! Hope You Enjoy 10.5TB of Disk Space for your pr0n!"
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John C. Randolph said 3:54AM on 1-24-2007
The terabyte drives aren't shipping yet, only announced. Hitachi says they'll have them out in Q1 '07, which gives them about two more months of wiggle room.
-jcr
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JeffDM said 5:43PM on 1-30-2007
I think the drive modules are a little too expensive. I can get 500GB drives for $200, $150 when on a weekly sale, I don't see what is worth the extra cost.
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drivebybiped said 6:49PM on 1-24-2007
Too bad the ultra-ATA it uses is not enterprise level at all. Comeon Apple, make a true enterprise level product.
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