The
MobileSTOR MS28X12G Series is a 8-bay tower with a dual
HD Mini-SAS / SFF-8644 connection which provides high performance JBOD storage. Utilizing high bandwidth HD mini-SAS (SFF-8644) cabling, the MS28X12G supports SAS or SATA hard drives to deliver superior read / write speeds that are crucial in performance-driven environments such as video editing industry and server application. Two HD mini-SAS ports combine eight hard drive connections into two cables, and reduce possible points of failures while preserving uninterrupted data transfer. The MS28X12G also supports SAS/SATA HDDs and SSD, allowing users to have the option to choose between high performance and high capacity storage solutions. HDD/SSD and RAID controller bundle options are available. When utilizing a SAS or SATA RAID controller, the unit could effortlessly support multi-streaming of compressed high-quality playback or a single-stream of uncompressed 10-bit high definition video under various RAID modes.
Note: Sans Digital recommends the use of enterprise hard drives when in use with any RAID controller applications. Standard desktop or green desktop drive may not be supported and may compromise RAID system stability and performance. For more information on the difference between RAID and desktop hard drives, please see the Western Digital knowledge base. For a list of compatible RAID Edition SATA hard drives, please CLICK HERE.
Enterprise RAID Edition Hard Drive
Model |
MS28X12G |
MS28X12G4E |
MS28X12G8E |
Hard Drive |
No HDD
Bundle |
500GB RAID
SATA x8 |
 nbsp;1TB RAID
SATA x8 |
Total
Storage Size |
N/A |
4TB |
8TB |
SAS Hard Drive Bundle
Model |
MS28X12G |
MS28X12G4S |
MS28X12G8S |
Hard Drive |
No HDD Bundle |
500GB 7200RPM
SAS x8 |
1TB 7200RPM
SAS x8 |
Total
Storage Size |
N/A |
4TB |
8TB |
10K SAS Hard Drive Bundle
Model |
MS28X12G |
MS28X12G2K |
MS28X12G4K |
Hard Drive |
No HDD Bundle |
300G 10K RPM
SAS x8 |
600G 10K RPM
SAS x8 |
Total Storage Size |
N/A |
2.4TB |
4.8TB |
Note: Please allow up to 3 days for hard drive installation and testing.
Note: All hard drive bundles are pre-installed and tested before shipment. Hard drives are then packaged individually to avoid damage during shipping.