Desktop Datastore: Accusys Acuta 4S

Summary And Conclusion: Easy To Handle, But Expensive

This system could have convinced us of its worth in testing, because its performance is reasonable and it's so easy to install. After inserting the power and SATA cables all that was needed was to boot the host PC, so it could recognize the Acuta 4S as a normal SATA hard disk.

Dropping the LCD display could permit the vendor to lower its prices somewhat, but that would have little impact on a unit with such a high base price. Though the device provides a simple, workable RAID-based storage solution, overall costs must also include the cost of up to four hard drives as well.

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Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.