Mac Pro PCI RAID Card Available
Apple introduced a new built-to-order option for the Mac Pro... a PCI RAID card.
The build to order option adds $999 to the price of your Mac Pro and does not appear to be available separately at this time. It also listed as supporting Mac OS X only, so will not work with Windows/Bootcamp.
The Mac Pro RAID card offers improved performance and data protection to your Mac Pro system -- up to 304MB/s of sequential read performance in RAID 0. Ideal for video and creative professionals with demanding storage needs as well as for tower server applications, this hardware RAID option supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 0+1, and Enhanced JBOD. It has 256MB of cache and an integrated 72-hour battery for protecting the RAID cache. The card occupies the top PCI Express slot (slot 4) and connects to the four internal drive bays.
The build to order option adds $999 to the price of your Mac Pro and does not appear to be available separately at this time. It also listed as supporting Mac OS X only, so will not work with Windows/Bootcamp.
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59 months ago
Original posting: The US Apple store isn't up yet but the UK one shows at least ONE Update today:
UK STORE IMAGE
UPDATE:
US store was updated. The option is $999.
Christ that's overpriced, I bought a RAID card for a mac pro for less than $200.. However, this is likely the only S.M.A.R.T. and bootable RAID card available for the mac pro, so you be the judge.
UPDATE 2:
From Apple.com
(2) Testing by Apple in July 2007 using preproduction Mac Pro RAID Card and software, and shipping 3.0GHz 8-core Mac Pro units. Testing conducted using Iometer 2006.07.27 with a 30-sec ramp-up, 5-min run, 512KB request size, and 4 outstanding IOs. System configured with the OS and test volume on a single RAID volume. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro RAID Card. (3) Supports Mac OS X only.
It looks like it wont work in bootcamp! WATCH OUT!
Update 3
It looks like it works with the internal hard drive bays, even though it's PCIe.
UK STORE IMAGE
UPDATE:
US store was updated. The option is $999.
Christ that's overpriced, I bought a RAID card for a mac pro for less than $200.. However, this is likely the only S.M.A.R.T. and bootable RAID card available for the mac pro, so you be the judge.
UPDATE 2:
From Apple.com
(2) Testing by Apple in July 2007 using preproduction Mac Pro RAID Card and software, and shipping 3.0GHz 8-core Mac Pro units. Testing conducted using Iometer 2006.07.27 with a 30-sec ramp-up, 5-min run, 512KB request size, and 4 outstanding IOs. System configured with the OS and test volume on a single RAID volume. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac Pro RAID Card. (3) Supports Mac OS X only.
It looks like it wont work in bootcamp! WATCH OUT!
Update 3
It looks like it works with the internal hard drive bays, even though it's PCIe.
59 months ago
at £700 i'll pass, thanks.
Is there no third party with a solution for less than $1K? That seems very steep to me.
59 months ago
Is there no third party with a solution for less than $1K? That seems very steep to me.
There are option but not bootable...
The implication is that Apple's raid hardware has bootstrap firmware to allow OSX to be booted.
59 months ago
Yeah..... I'm sure orders will be flying off the shelves for that..... /sarcasm.
What a disappointment......:mad:
What a disappointment......:mad:
59 months ago
so how long before someone uses this to add 4 more drives to a mac pro? or does it route all data via the PCIe lane to the standard sata ports?
59 months ago
This is like a kid's birthday when the father walks in the room with something behind his back.
Little Jimmy is standing there, shaking in anticipation.
"Now Jimmy, you've been a good little boy this year and I've got something really nice for you"
Jimmy is ecstatic now, almost unable to control his glee.
Father hands it over: a couple of playing cards and some tape to secure them on his bike spokes, and a bill for $1000.
Immediately after the color drains from Jimmy's face, the father says "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" and kicks him square in the balls.
As the boy writhes in pain on the ground, the father gives Sally a new iMac though it's not even her birthday.
Yeah. It's like that.
Little Jimmy is standing there, shaking in anticipation.
"Now Jimmy, you've been a good little boy this year and I've got something really nice for you"
Jimmy is ecstatic now, almost unable to control his glee.
Father hands it over: a couple of playing cards and some tape to secure them on his bike spokes, and a bill for $1000.
Immediately after the color drains from Jimmy's face, the father says "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" and kicks him square in the balls.
As the boy writhes in pain on the ground, the father gives Sally a new iMac though it's not even her birthday.
Yeah. It's like that.
59 months ago
damn! I would love a hardware raid controller but the $1000 price tag is to much to add to a machine that I have already invested $5500 into. There are less expencive RAID controllers out there, but for now my software RAID works out just fine.
Good catch though.
Good catch though.
59 months ago
Is anyone else starting to feel that those of us who want to purchase a "new" pro workstation are being taken for a ride?
So in it's one year existance what change has their been. Two BTO options that add $2500 (£1560) to the cost.
I was hoping in vain for some sort of "actual" upgrade to the Mac Pro today - even if it was only to bring the video cards into this year. Guess the bank will be earning from y money for a while longer instead of old Stevo.
Over all I think today was a joke. The new iMac is horrible, looks like it was designed with a marker pen in a pub. I just laughed when I saw that keyboard. I though he was taking the @@@@ at first - should have known better, I know.
Maybe we'll get something at MacWorld. Not holding my breath though.
So in it's one year existance what change has their been. Two BTO options that add $2500 (£1560) to the cost.
I was hoping in vain for some sort of "actual" upgrade to the Mac Pro today - even if it was only to bring the video cards into this year. Guess the bank will be earning from y money for a while longer instead of old Stevo.
Over all I think today was a joke. The new iMac is horrible, looks like it was designed with a marker pen in a pub. I just laughed when I saw that keyboard. I though he was taking the @@@@ at first - should have known better, I know.
Maybe we'll get something at MacWorld. Not holding my breath though.
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