This is perfect for people who need to move a vast amount of data across edit suites – they can take one drive module out of an AV Pro, and put it into another AV Pro in a different location, and access the data on the drive. Other single drive solutions on the market do not have this functionality, which is why the AV Pro can expand as the storage demands of your projects
What is most impressive about the AV Pro is that it can accept not only regular 3.5” HDDs, but also the much faster, more secure 2.5” SSDs. When it comes to storage capacity, the AV Pro can store a huge amount of data for such a small device. With a regular 3.5” HDD installed the AV Pro can store up to 4TB of data, and with an SSD installed it will be available in capacities up to 480GB. As well as all this the AV Pro can be bus-powered when used with 2.5” HDDs – perfect for use on location to backup valuable data without the need for a power source.
The CalDigit AV Pro features an exciting new transfer protocol called UAS. This SCSI Protocol allows for simultaneous commands at the same time which maximizes bandwidth utilization. In the past transfers using the BOT Protocol only allowed a single command at a time, but now the AV Pro’s UAS Protocol allows for simultaneous commands, meaning faster transfer speeds, and lower CPU utilization.
Due to the fact that the CalDigit AV Pro can accept SSDs the speed you get from this single drive unit is truly impressive. With an SSD installed the AV Pro can reach read and write speeds of up to 430 MB/s.