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RED STATION 2.5" media options

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The specs on the RED STATION 2.5" read as if it uses standard off the shelf 2.5" media with sata interface, unlike the RED STATION 1.8" which uses the 1.8" REDMAG media.

REDMAG 2.5" module accepts regular 2.5" SSD and spinning hard drives for portable data management and storage.
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Has 3rd party 2.5" media been confirmed/discussed at all, I didn't find anything when I searched?

Thanks!
 
From what I understand the Red station 2.5" is to offload footage to that you have shot on Red media. It is not a storage option on the camera itself.
 
yes.. any normal height 2.5" SATA drive will work in the 2.5" RED STATION.. and some of the thicker ones as well. Can be Spinning or SSD.

We have actually started to do this internally alot passing around big files, and it's cheap as 250GB bare drives can be bought for less than $35. Just make sure you use a shockproof case for the drives if you are moving the spinning drives around alot like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16817998046
 
Jarred Land said:
yes.. any normal height 2.5" SATA drive will work in the 2.5" RED STATION.. and some of the thicker ones as well. Can be Spinning or SSD.

We have actually started to do this internally alot passing around big files, and it's cheap as 250GB bare drives can be bought for less than $35. Just make sure you use a shockproof case for the drives if you are moving the spinning drives around alot like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16817998046
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So you can offload CF cards via the Red Station to Hard Drives, then pop those into a storage device with hotswappable bays and start editing/etc right away?
 
noahvolek said:
So you can offload CF cards via the Red Station to Hard Drives, then pop those into a storage device with hotswappable bays and start editing/etc right away?
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Yep. And these are really cool too. You can mount them in a PC instead of a typical floppy drive. Configure them as JBOD and have two drop-in slots for 2.5" HDDs.

Or just connect another 2.5" RED module to your other systems and slot the drives in. Just do be cautious about moving the drives about and don't actually treat them as only copy or backups. This is a great solution for shuffling files around or making multiple convenient copies of what you offload.
 
Well, unfortunately not available :(
 
Frank, if you're talking about the 2.5" module from RED, yeah that is unfortunate until it starts shipping. As for the Patriot XL I posted, it's not like they're hard to find... Amazon has them.

There's a few other similar ones on the market too, but I have not tried them. The internal RAID in the Patriot models is very well implemented and they have very fast throughput. I have one in a PC that I use for slotting in SSDs for testing. I also have two others that I use. One of them I keep with my 17" Macbook Pro as a portable RAID. I use it with two 360GB HDDs and connect it via eSATA expresscard while powering it from a USB port.
 
Jarred Land said:
yes.. any normal height 2.5" SATA drive will work in the 2.5" RED STATION.. and some of the thicker ones as well. Can be Spinning or SSD.

We have actually started to do this internally alot passing around big files, and it's cheap as 250GB bare drives can be bought for less than $35. Just make sure you use a shockproof case for the drives if you are moving the spinning drives around alot like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16817998046
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That's exactly what I've been thinking of using this for, shuttling files between the set and the studio RAID array. I'm very interested in testing the speed of an SSD like this for dumping CF cards from multiple cameras and getting them back into rotation faster. That extra speed and shock-proof-ness may even trump how cheap small spinning drives are now. Although its tough to beat $0.14/Gb.
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
Frank, if you're talking about the 2.5" module from RED, yeah that is unfortunate until it starts shipping. As for the Patriot XL I posted, it's not like they're hard to find... Amazon has them.

There's a few other similar ones on the market too, but I have not tried them. The internal RAID in the Patriot models is very well implemented and they have very fast throughput. I have one in a PC that I use for slotting in SSDs for testing. I also have two others that I use. One of them I keep with my 17" Macbook Pro as a portable RAID. I use it with two 360GB HDDs and connect it via eSATA expresscard while powering it from a USB port.
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Jeff,

Have you tried using the Patriot in RAID1, and if you have, do you know how well the enclosure handles failures and rebuilds?
 
Jules D. said:
i love red but in all honesty the Red Station 2.5" is just too expensive when there are options such as this:
http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-B...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1275919300&sr=1-1

or i am completely missing where the other 210$ are in that box
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Yes there is certainly a price difference. The RED Station modules, to me anyway, seem far more rugged which is important for the amount of time I spend taking card readers and whatnot on the road. They are also designed with the performance needs of filmmakers in mind, include firewire800 (important to me since I don't have esata on my MacBook Pro), and a way to power multiple modules with a single power source. These things may not be important or necessary for your workflow, so it may not be a product you need. For me, the combination of ports, speed, reliability (assuming here of course :) ) make the Red Modules a good deal because it replaces a collection of other solutions I lug around with me "just in case".

Your mileage may vary.
 
Grant_Wood said:
Jeff,

Have you tried using the Patriot in RAID1, and if you have, do you know how well the enclosure handles failures and rebuilds?
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I have used it in RAID-1, but have not had a failure, nor have I tested the rebuild process. I have been curious about it myself.
 
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