The Sony PSZ-RA4T RAID Hard Drive: Portable And Rugged

Sony PSZ-RA4T: A Very Portable Rugged RAID

Though there are a lot of rugged hard drives on the current market, such as Seagate Lacie DJI Copilot and G-Technology G-Drive ev ATC, they are not large and fast enough. Hence, here comes a better choice: Sony PSZ-RA4T RAID HDD, which owns an improved speed and capacity. It’s a new star among the portable hard drive category.

As a matter of fact, this Sony Professional RAID HDD is thoroughly ruggedized and it is mainly designed for on-location video production; to tell the truth, it’s a wonderful choice for travelers. A dual-drive unit is added to the Sony PSZ-RA4T RAID box, which allows you to connect 2 rugged hard drives through Thunderbolt 2 or USB 3.0.

As far as I know, the spinning media is adopted in both the 4TB and the 6TB models. Sony wants users to carry this portable RAID around in different cases, so it adds feet on both the bottom.

• I can set the unit on its bottom when I am editing with PSZ-RA4T.
• I can also let the unit on its side when I am carrying PSZ-RA4T in my backpack.

The Sony PSZ-RA4T RAID hard drives are actually full size desktop drives, so the non-wall wart power supply is required. The exterior is covered by a rubber cage; the silicon jacket surrounding most of the PSZ-RA4T seems to be softer than the ordinary rubber you can find on other rugged hard drives. You are able to replace the drive by removing the rubber and opening the case. There is a handle on the top so you can carry it with you conveniently.

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Overview of Sony Professional RAID HDD

• High speed (up to 440MB/s)
• Large capacity (up to 6TB, enough for transferring all video files for one-day shooting)
• Good compatibility (two thunderbolt 2 pots and one USB 3.0 port)
• Multiple RAID modes (RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD)
• Snap-in carry handle
• Shock absorbing structure
• Shock-resistance (MIL 50G/11ms) and high reliability
• Enhanced media management (Memory Media Utility)
• Fast data transfer (ultra-fast transfer speeds for 4K content)
• Easy to carry (tough carrying case)
• Support SxS PRO+ D Series memory cards

Please stay calm even if the memory card with important files is corrupted!

Unique Features

Besides, it is also featured with the following characteristics:

• The PSZ-RA4T can be placed in both vertical and horizontal orientations.
• The design of this Sony Professional RAID HDD is deft enough and it provides more than a little input for people.
• There is a power button/power light combo and a disk access light on the front.
• The two Thunderbolt 2 ports located on the back allow daisy chaining.
• The USB 3.0 port on the back makes Sony PSZ-RA4T hard drive more versatile.
• A physical button is added onto the back for RAID mode switching.
• You can reformat the drives by pressing this physical button; but you don’t need to worry when hitting it by mistake since there’s still a procedure to go through.

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Cautions

• The power plug located on the back is actually a little elbow connector which may interfere with the connection occasionally.
• An adapter is required if you would like to use the Sony PSZ-RA4T RAID HDD on a computer equipped with Thunderbolt 3.
• Sony is not that professional in hard drive manufacturing (there isn’t much of a track record).