FirewireDirect Giving Away FireWire RAID System

FirewireDirect is giving users a chance to register for and win a 120GB FireWire RAID storage system. FirewireDirectis new FireWire RAID system is ideal for digital video professionals who need large amounts of high bandwidth storage. According to FireWireDirect:

FirewireDirect.com is celebrating the maturing of FireWire RAID for digital video professionals and the early success of their FireWire RAID/Storage Cluster with a giveaway of a FireWire RAID system.

The FirewireDirect RAID Storage System is the first complete out of the box solution to make RAID FireWire storage accessible for graphics professionals and digital video makers working on Windows 2000 and Macintosh OS machines. Easily configured and optimized with software and featuring FirewireDirectis latest generation FireWire hardware storage technology, itis a complete RAID solution that provides from 120GB and up to multiple terabytes of high speed, easily operated storage for any professional requiring top performance at an accessible price.

The FirewireDirect RAID Storage/Cluster External System is a system of locking hard drive bays. A hard drive slides in and locks into place. A visual indicator light tells the user each individual drive is on and responding properly. Individual units can be switched out and connected, and the included software makes it easy to configure and manage. All systems come pre-configured in dual-channel two, four and eight drive clusters. Custom setups are also available.

The RAID Storage/Cluster External System enables performance suitable for digital video capture and editing. These systems are currently being used by digital video film makers have been tested with Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere and other leading DV solutions.

FirewireDirect will give away one of their RAID Storage Systemis in a drawing held on September 30. To enter, just visit the RAID product pages on their site and sign up for the companyis newsletter. The winner will receive a 2-bay, 120GB RAID Subsystem complete with software.

Pricing for the new FireWire RAID system starts at US$895. You can find more information at the FirewireDirect Web site.