Early 2008 Mac Pro: Some SATA 3.0 and mini-SAS questions
Hi everyone
I'd like to upgrade my 2008 Mac Pro with new HDDs. I was intrigued by OWC's blog post that the 2008 Mac Pro can be upgraded to SATA 3.0 using the Newer Technology MAXPower RAID mini-SAS 6G-1e1i controller card. So I was thinking of getting one of those and install 4x3TB HDDs. I also want to have an external enclosure for backups of the internal drives.
The card has an external mini-SAS port. Can someone recommend an external HDD enclosure with mini-SAS connection?
Also, is such a connection reliable, for instance, does it wake up and sleep with the computer? Ideally I would want to maintain the fast connection rather than use another type of port.
The HDDs I'm considering are the Seagate Barracuda 3TB ST3000DM001. They are big and comparably inexpensive. However I've read very mixed reviews about them. Reliability seems a bit low. I would be interested to hear people's experiences with this drive.
Cheers and many thanks in advance
Philip
Mac Pro 2008 , 2.8GHz , 2xSSD 4xHD -OTHER, ACD 23" , Lion 10.7