Comparison of Thunderbolt Storage Solutions [Chart]

For those looking to purchase a Thunderbolt storage solution, here is a nice overview chart from AnandTech comparing the various options available.

The drives compared are the:
● Promise Pegasus R4
● Promise Pegasus R6
● LaCie Little Big Disk
● LaCie 2big
● Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo
● G-Technology G-RAID
● Seagate GoFlex Desk (w/ TB adapter)

If we only look at price per GB, Seagate's GoFlex Desk drives with the Thunderbolt adapter are the cheapest--especially the 3TB and 4TB models are very affordable when compared to other options. However, keep in mind that GoFlex Desk drives feature only a single 3.5" hard drive, whereas all other solutions have at least two 2.5" or 3.5" drives. Running two drives in RAID 0 increases the performance (particularly sequential transfer rates), hence the GoFlex Desk should be the slowest drives in the comparison.


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