Dec. 16 , 2018
Tweaktown
ARC-8050U3 USB-C RAID DAS Review
The ARC-8050 is a fantastic lineup of desktop RAID solutions that we have had the opportunity to test in the past. Today, Areca adds the U3 to the lineup to go alongside the T2 and T3 Thunderbolt units......
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Mar. 4 , 2018
Tom's Hardware
ARC-8050T3 Thunderbolt 3 DAS Review
Thunderbolt 3 provides the fattest data pipe for direct-attached storage devices. The 40Gb/s connection is just as economical as it is fast, but adoption in commodity PCs has been slow......
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Sep. 22 , 2017
Tweaktown
Areca ARC-8050T3 12-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID DAS Review
Areca's super fast ARC-8050T3 12-bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID DAS gets fully examined today and we see about breaking some speed limits......
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Oct. 30 , 2015
TweakTown
ARC-1883i Eight-Port 12Gb/s SAS RAID Adapter Review
With the launch of third-generation SAS products, Areca is now offering a full lineup of 12G SAS adapters including the 1883ix-12/16/24 along with the 1883LP, 1883x and the solution we are testing today the ARC 1883i......
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Oct. 5, 2015
StorageReview
ARC-1883i and ARC-1883x Review
The Areca ARC-1883i and ARC-1883x are 12GB/s RAID controllers optimized for internal and external use, respectively. They feature the same transfer rate and PCLe 3.0 host interface as the previously reviewed LSI MegaRAID SAS3 9361-9i, but are geared more towards a workstation user rather than a server environment......
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Apr. 23, 2015
barefeats.com
Areca 6-bay RAID-the-box Thunderbolt 2.0 + USB 3.0
Some Macs have Thunderbolt 1.0. Some have Thunderbolt 2.0. Some have USB 2.0. Some have USB 3.0. Wouldn't it be nice if you had a RAID enclosure that can handle them all?......
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Dec. 21, 2014
ProVideoCoalition
ARC-8050 Thunderbolt RAID Review
After much research, I invested in a Areca Thunderbolt RAID and a reliable backup solution. Here are my adventures in building this complete system......
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July 30, 2014
TweakTown
ARC-8050T2 Thunderbolt 2 8-Bay RAID Tower DAS Review
The 8050T2 as we will call it from here on out, is a complete 6Gb/s SAS capable RAID storage solution, with compatibility on both Mac and Windows platforms......
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Mar. 28, 2014
ProVideoCoalition
ARC-8050T2 8-drive RAID with Thunderbolt 2
Areca’s new ARC-8050T2 is a industrial-strength 8 bay RAID that has a few unique things going for it......
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Sep. 28, 2013
LarryJordan
Areca 8050 Thunderbolt RAID
This is a fast, capable Thunderbolt drive that is unnecessarily difficult to set up. As long as you allow time for setup – or have someone else set it up for you – the storage and performance will be worth the effort......
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June 6, 2013
PixelReeder
ARC-8050 8-Bay Thunderbolt to 6Gb/s SAS RAID Storage Review
In my last post I reviewed external thunderbolt storage devices for our Imac capture station, none of which worked correctly. I came across this Areca 8 bay box on the OWC website......
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June 4, 2013
TweakTown
TweakTown Blue Prodigy PC breaks PCMark Storage World Record at Computex 2013
Areca ARC-1882IX-16 won the price in the PCMark World Record holder system performance test at Computex Taipei 2013......
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May 16, 2013
barefeats.com
ARC-1882i & Mac Pro Muscle: TransIntl Double Decker Fast Internal Storage Solution
The Double Decker sleds replace the factory sleds in the Mac Pro's drive bays. By facing the drive ports outward, each SSD can have its own data cable going to a fast 6Gbps internal host adapter like the Areca ARC-1882i or the ATTO ExpressSAS R608......
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Mar. 1, 2013
barefeats.com
ARC-8050 8-bay Thunderbolt RAID storage
The Areca ARC-8050 8 bay Thunderbolt RAID storage is a welcome addition to the Thunderbolt "family". It provides speed and versatility......
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Aug. 17, 2012
TweakTown
ARC-1882i PCIe 3.0 RAID Controller Review
PCI Express 3.0 delivers big performance when you can take advantage of it and right now that means sequential reads and writes......
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Apr. 20, 2012
TweakTown
ARC-1882i RAID Controller Review
Areca was the first to market with the first 8-port card and it seemed like every storage enthusiast had one of those cards with a massive full tower case that rivals the largest cases on the market today......
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Dec. 15, 2011
Tweaktown
Crucial C300 vs. m4 (4 x in RAID 0) - Time for an Upgrade?
The ARC-1882i did a fantastic job with our Corsair Force GT 7 Drive setup. We should continue to see strong performance......
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Nov. 9, 2011
thessdreview
ARC-1882x 2nd Gen 6Gb/s SAS/SATA RAID Card Review – 4.7GB/s Transfer Performance!
Areca RAID controllers are known for their highly customizable settings. This is enhanced by firmware and options in Areca’s controllers......
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Sep. 8, 2011
Tweaktown
ARC-1882i and Corsair Force GT 7 Drive SATA III RAID 0 Setup
This is the next generation Dual Core card from Areca and sports a Dual Core RAID-on-Chip 800MHz I/O Processor, has two SAS connectors, supports SATA III and SATA II drives......
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July 21, 2011
thessdreview
ARC-4036 6Gb/s SAS/SATA JBOD Enclosure Review – Areca, LSI, Sandisk and Patriot Perform!
The ARC-4036, a JBOD/Expander Box that allows for maximum performance in a nice compact unit......
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Mar. 8, 2011
thessdreview
Areca 1880ix-12 PCIe 6G SAS RAID Controller Review SSD IN RAID 0 – Lightning Strikes at 3.6GB/s!
With many solutions struggling to handle the sheer speed and power of SSD’s, more and more computer enthusiasts are using raid cards and Areca has taken the reigns here......
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Apr. 22, 2010
Tweaktown
ARC-1680X PCIe Eight-Channel External SATA/SAS RAID Controller
When it comes to the server tests the ARC-1680 really excels and even outperforms the LSI 9280-8E under identical conditions. We only......
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Aug. 6, 2009
TweakTown
ARC-1680I and Four Kingston SSDNow E (Intel X25-E) SSDs in RAID 0 - Win 7
As for the cost of the Areca ARC-1680-I controller, it is actually cheaper than we expected. Since this particular model supports only eight drives (included are two SFF-8087 SAS connectors, which support four drives per cable)......
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Aug. 15, 2008
AMUG
16 Channel, RAID 6, Bootable, SAS Controller
The Areca ARC-1680ix-12 provides amazing RAID 6 performance and first class SAS expander support. The ability to connect a SAS expander to the external mini-SAS port and instantly configure an 11TB RAID 6 volume with a hot spare......
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June 26, 2008
Tweaktown
ARC-1231ML SATA RAID 6 Controller
we see that both controllers in RAID 0 (performance mode) perform identically. In RAID 1 mode (security) we see that the ARC-1231ML just manages to sneak ahead with a better sustained transfer rate......
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Apr. 8 , 2008
Tom's Hardware
ARC-1680 Streaming (Sequential) Write Performance
Only Areca's ARC-1680ML can beat Adaptec when high I/O performance is required with no pending commands in the queue......
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July 20, 2007
AMUG
12 Bay Infiniband Multilane SATA Enclosure
The performance results above indicate that the Norco DS-1240 12-bay enclosure can provide amazing RAID 5 and 6 performance when an ARC-1231ML controller is used with it inside an Apple Mac Pro......
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July 6, 2007
AMUG
Eight Port RAID 6 PCI-Express Host Adapter
ARC-1221x features a PCIe eight lane interface, an 800MHz Intel IOP341 I/O processor, 256MB of on-board DDR333 533 MHz SDRAM with ECC protection and an optimized RAID engine to support extreme RAID 6 performance......
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Nov. 2, 2006
CRN
These Servers get your blood flowing
For the blood-flow project, Reason develpoed a cluster of 54 computer nodes, directly to the super node, Daninger said. They controlled by a high-performance Areca RAID controller from Brea, Calif. based Tekram Systems. One feature of Areca that Daninger likes is its error lights that indicate which drive has failed......
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Oct. 30, 2006
Yahoo
ARC-1280 PCIe to SATA ll RAID Adapter with 2Gb on-board
The fully configurable workstations provide the highest RAID 6 feature to meet the most demanding requirements of both instant data availability and security directly derives from Online RAID Capacity Expansion, Array Roaming......
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Oct. 4, 2006
Intel Corporation
New Areca* RAID HBAs Power Through to High-Performance Storage Systems
The Areca ARC-1280 RAID HBA is based on the Intel® IOP341 I/O processor with a single Intel® XScale® core, supporting the card’s dual-bus configuration with both PCI-X and PCI Express......
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Aug. 29, 2006
tweakers.net
ARC-1280 preview and mini SATA raid comparison
ARC-1280 communicates to the outside world by means of PCI Express x8-interface, which full offer band width of 2GB/s to duplex......
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May 12, 2006
Admin's Favorite
ARC-1220: "As one of the first manufactors, Areca is offering an SATA ll RAID Controller for the PCIe bus."
Areca has a PCI Express controller which satisfies with good features and high performance......
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May 5, 2006
c't magazine
For professional Linux-users the ARC-Models will be the right choice
Areca RAID Controllers are famous, because of real Hardware-RAID, optional BBU, the management-software and drivers......
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Jan. 2, 2006
Tom's Hardware
Safer 6 for RAID Controllers
Areca clearly offers the best RAID 6 performance numbers in all benchmarks, it is also the best when it comes to sustained high performance levels with one or even two faulty drives in a RAID 6 array setup......
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Nov. 8, 2005
Tom's Hardware
ARC1220 is the only controller card that comes with a x8 PCI Express interface
Taiwan-based storage specialist Areca has become quite popular for its SATA RAID controller cards with RAID 6 support......
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Oct. 21, 2005
Trusted Reviews
Areca Controller Performance
With three drives in a RAID 5 array the Areca gets better and better. Speeds are very similar to a straightforward mirrored array and comparisons with integrated controllers become meaningless. Read speeds are very similar to the nForce4 controller......
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Oct. 18, 2005
Intel Corporation
Who is Areca Corporation
Areca develops its own software and firmware using advanced virtualization technology for disk management applications......
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Sep. 30, 2005
GamePC
Areca is the winner
In a simple four-disk RAID-0 configuration, the 3Ware 9550SX puts up respectable numbers, although not incredible in comparison to Areca's ARC-1x10 line of cards......
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Sep. 9, 2005
HARDFEED
The RAID 6 Areca ARC-1120 One-ups RAID 5 Controllers
Areca addresses this by offering the option of setting up a RAID 6 array. RAID 6 is like RAID 5 but uses two drives for parity data, which means two drives can fail without data loss......
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July 22, 2005
GamePC
PCIe SATA-II/300 RAID-5 from Areca and WD
The card we looked at, the ARC-1100, showed impressive RAID-5 performance thanks to a speedy Marvell controller chip, a beefy Intel hardware RAID processor onboard......
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June 21, 2005
Intel Corporation
Intelligent RAID 6
Data protection is a growing concern for businesses of all sizes. Current solutions for data protection utilize Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology in a variety of implementations and form factors......
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June 21, 2005
tweakers.net
Comparison of nine Serial ATA RAID 5 adapters
Areca has specialized in designing external RAID controllers, which are used mainly by third parties in storage rackmount systems......
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Dec. 27, 2004
Tom's Hardware
8 Channel RAID 6 At The Starting Gate: Areca ARC-1120
Areca doubles redundancy with RAID 6 and joins the hunt for customers in the growing SATA RAID market. We received their ARC- 1120 PCI- X controller and pitted it against eight drives on 3Ware's 9500......
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NOTE: In the I/O-sensitive benchmarks, Areca new firmware version 1.35 or later can compare directly with 3Ware or more efficiently in major I/O-sensitive benchmarks.