User Manual

PROFESSIONAL 5-BAY RAID STORAGE
Data Sheet
Thunderbolt 2 Power for Professional 4K Workflows.
Up to 1050MB/s
1
speeds for 4K video editing
Hardware RAID 5/6 with hot swap
Dual Thunderbolt 2 ports for daisy chaining
Aluminum enclosure and whisper-quiet fan
design by neil poulton
Product Overview
For 4K and other bandwidth-hungry workflows, the LaCie 5big is the perfect
solution. Thunderbolt 2 interface speeds, up to 40TB of capacity, and secure
hardware RAID 5/6 bring the ideal combination of features for creative
professionals. Additionally, the LaCie 5big features dual Thunderbolt 2 ports for
daisy chaining and an effective cooling system for quiet operation and long-term
reliability. A version with 40TB of enterprise-class drives provides the ultimate
accessibility, reliability, and robust performance and a five-year limited warranty.
Use Cases
Digital Content Creation: Thunderbolt 2 bandwidth lets creative pros shave
time off their workflows. Post-production pros can work directly from RAW
files in Apple
®
Final Cut Pro
®
or Adobe
®
Premiere
®
, getting full quality from
footage and seeing edits in real time. Photographers will notice highly
responsive browsing, even in archived libraries of thousands of RAW and
edited images. And audio pros using Avid
®
Pro Tools
®
and other software
will notice much smoother audio mixing.
Backup: The combination of hardware RAID 5/6 and the Thunderbolt 2 I/O
means incredibly fast backups while providing excellent speed and capacity.
And hot-swappable disks and efficient cooling help ensure bulletproof data
security.
Desktop Storage: Speed, capacity of up to 40TB, and reliability make the
LaCie 5big a perfect solution for storing both current and archived projects.
These features also ensure there is no better way to expand capacity for the
new Mac Pro
®
.
1 These transfer rates were achieved using AJA System Test when connected to a Mac computer
via the Thunderbolt 2 interface. Actual data rates may vary depending on operating environment and
other factors, such as RAID mode, RAID configuration, and disk capacity.