Apple has discontinued its Xserve RAID product line outsourcing to a product from Promise Technology. The Promise RAID boxes can be configured with up to sixteen 750GB SATA hard drives or 16 SAS 300GB drives for up to 12 TB of storage. The 12TB SATA model tops out at $15,000. You can buy an expansion chasis fitted with 16 75Gb Drives for $12,000. Individual 750GB SATA Drives are $400 each. Promise's RAID box is certified to work with Apple's new Xsan 2 high-performance shared disk file system. The Promise RAID will be sold through the Apple online Store and through Apple Authorized Resellers have been tested by Apple to ensure the performance and reliability you expect from an Apple qualified product.
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