G-tech G-raid Thunderbolt options

I'm looking at getting a thunderbolt raid drive and am looking at the g-tech g-raid and the lacie 2big options. Both look, pretty similar and it looks like the biggest difference is that the G-tech claims their drives are not "user servicable", whereas the drives from the lacie case can easily be removed. Has anyone replaced the drives in their g-raid system? I see from the product photos there are screws on the bottom, so it looks like it's theoretically possible to take apart the case, but I want to be sure.
Anyone have and positive or negative experiences with either thunderbolt storage option?
Thanks!

In order to use any ThunderBolt devices successfully, they must be attached to a ThunderBolt port that was there when your Mac was manufactured.
The "plug-compatible" Mini Displayports on your Mac Pro (tower) 2012 model graphics card do not support ThunderBolt -- they provide only the Graphics subset, and cannot work with any other devices.
Your Mac does not have ThunderBolt -- and never will.

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Not your quiet storage, but then I would put it in a cool closet or small room off to the side :-)
http://www.macgurus.com/store/Item/ARC8050 ( I was assuming but maybe not, that it would support RAID6 which is always preferable for larger arrays. Seems to have most features you want for 8 drives). MacGurus "Burly" are never quiet but they are rugged and well tested.
Migrating storage will be a concern. I don't like the noise from my older SATA OWC dual-drive metal enclosure though suppose to be 'acceptable' unless they have improved the fans they are out for me.
OWC for Thunderbolt products.
Helios enclosure (the new dual-slot Helios PCIe chassis)
… moving various hard drives into Thunderbolt cases
USB3 hard drive enclosure.
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USB3 is plenty fast to house two hard drives.
OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual.
Available now starting at about $430.
review of the OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual.
Some upcoming new TB2 enclosures:
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/thunderbolt/index.html
http://gigaom.com/2013/12/21/the-technology-gap-between-the-old-and-new-mac-pro- could-cost-you-a-mini/

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Time machine back up to G-Tech G-RAID Gen4 4TB via USB

I've purchased a second G-Tech G-Raid 4TB external hard drive to use to back up my iMac using time machine.
But I can't get it to back up via USB, I already have the same device which I use to store all my media iTunes, movies etc & this uses the only Firewire (FW800) port. As my iMac only has one firewire port (is there such thing as an FW800 adapter / hub that will allow me to conntct two devices to the single port?)
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Im about to buy a macbook pro. but I dont know if there are too much techproblems with the retina model,such as overheating, malfunction of the fans, screen problems?. or is the macbook pro non retina in tech problems a better option? thanxa lot

I have a brand new rMBP and have not seen any of those problems.

Raid 5 options with MBP?

Are there any good hardware Raid 5 options out there for use with the Express Card slot on the MBP likely using eSATA? I have seen plenty of Raid 1 or Raid 0 configs available. Any ideas?
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Thank you for your response.
The ADM are purchased as replacements. The xRaid is not iunder warranty (1.5 years old). They are the same 250 Gig configuration.
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but now when my system boots, it detects the ide drives and then i see the irq board.
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i have tested so far:
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> MoBo : K7N2 Delta-ILSR Bios v7.8
> CPU : AMD Barton 2500+ (not overclocked)
> Ram : TwinMos 1GB 3200 400Mhz
> Sata : 2 x Maxtor 120GB Sata (as single Devices on Raid-Controller)
> Ide : 60GB IBM DeckStar
> Gra : ATI 9600 pro 128MB
> Aud : SB Audigy 2 ZS
> Pow : SilverPower 350W, +3,3V/+5V@25A and 12V@18A
> OS : win 2000 SP4 + Security Updates 31.07.04 + DirectX 9.0c

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hi
unfortunately, i have lenovo M5400 and i am disappointed that i have another problem with this notebook.
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I find installing a RAID 5 inside the Mac Pro has too many limitations. I would rather keep the boot drive in its own internal bay and be able to mount a boot camp disk or other backup disks internally when needed.
A better solution for most users is to mount the RAID 5 externally. The FirmTek SeriTek/5PM enclosure and the HighPoint RocketRAID 2314 combination provides a high quality external RAID 5 solution that is quiet, fast and dependable. You can learn more about it here:
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/firmtek/5pm/
http://www.firmtek.com/seritek/seritek-5pm/
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/highpoint/2314/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000NAXGIU/arizomacinusergr
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