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November 2011
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Abstract: Promise Pegasus R6I still remember purchasing my first computer in the mid 1990s with its massive 400MB hard disk drive. Some fifteen years on, the Pegasus R6 provides home users with 12 Terabytes of directly attached RAID storage. And the amazing par...
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Published: 2011-10-10, Author: Andrew , review by: techworld.com
The Promise Pegasus is an incredibly quick and powerful desktop storage system for Mac users....
The Thunderbolt-enabled Promise Pegasus R6 offers superb throughput speed and a large amount of storage, and supports multiple RAID configurations. You can also daisy-chain the drive with up to five other Thunderbolt devices without decreasing the through
The Promise Pegasus R6 only works with Thunderbolt-equipped Macs for now, it's expensive and relatively noisy, and it doesn't include the necessary Thunderbolt cable or any other peripheral connections
If you have a Thunderbolt-enabled computer, the Promise Pegasus R6's storage capacity, its features, and especially its performance are worth the hefty investment for those who demand fast external storage.
There are really two things that need concluding in this article. We'll start with the Promise Pegasus R6. Without a doubt this is the highest performing external enclosure you can get for your 2011 MacBook Pro or iMac. Even using lowly mechanical hard dr...
Copious storage. Faster throughput than an internal SSD. Can be daisy chained.
Pricey initial investment. Only Thunderbolt interface. Only works with new Macs that have a Thunderbolt port.
If you know you need this insanely fast, Mac-centric Thunderbolt drive, you need the 12TB Promise Pegasus R6 external hard drive. For everyone else, this is a pricey experiment into how much you can spend for a lot of speedy hard drive storage. ...
The Thunderbolt-enabled Promise Pegasus R6 offers superb throughput speed and a large amount of storage, and supports multiple RAID configurations. You can also daisy-chain the drive with up to five other Thunderbolt devices without decreasing the through
The Promise Pegasus R6 only works with Thunderbolt-equipped Macs for now, it's expensive and relatively noisy, and it doesn't include the necessary Thunderbolt cable or any other peripheral connections
If you have a Thunderbolt-enabled computer, the Promise Pegasus R6's storage capacity, its features, and especially its performance are worth the hefty investment for those who demand fast external storage....
Abstract: We compare nine different Thunderbolt-based storage solutions, delivering scorching sequential throughput. Of the nine, three submissions rise to the top. Although it remains pricey, in the applications where it makes sense, Thunderbolt cannot be beat....
The Promise Pegasus R6 lives up to its winged name, and proved to be an incredibly quick desktop storage system for Mac computers. Windows users can look forward to Thunderbolt appearing on other PCs from next year. ...
Superb throughput speed, Large storage capacity, Supports multiple RAID configurations, Can be daisychained with up to five other Thunderbolt devices without decreasing the throughput
Only works with Thunderboltequipped Macs for now, Expensive, Relatively noisy, Doesn't include the necessary Thunderbolt cable or any other peripheral connections
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Published: 2011-10-06, Author: Andrew , review by: macworld.co.uk
A stylish unit with powerful sofware and blazingly fast data transfer speeds; comes in two sizes depending on your backup needs
You'll need a Mac equipped with a Thunderport port to be able to use one; pricey
The Promise Pegasus is an incredibly quick and powerful desktop storage system for Mac users
