With external systems  ARC-5020 , ARC-5040, ARC-8040 and ARC-8050 Areca offers very quiet RAID-Systems with slim dimensions.

The external Areca ARC-5020 RAID-System offers a truly innovative eSATA (3.0Gbit/s)/USB2.0 solution for use with your Windows-PC and Mac/Linux. Designed and leveraged with Areca existing high performance solution, this RAID-System delivers high-capacity performance at the best of cost/performance value. With RAID technology, it allows one HDD failure without impact on the existing data and failed drive rebuild is transparent to the host.

Areca external RAID adapters and ARC-4020ML/ARC-4036ML are an external solution with Multi-Lane (ML)/Min SAS host connectivity for use with your PC or Mac workstation. Those controllers support up to 8 SATA peripheral devices using multi-lane box (ARC-4020ML) or Min SAS box (ARC-4036ML).

These external SATA ll RAID adapters have the same RAID kernel of its field-proven external SATA ll RAID controllers. The ARC-4020ML/4030ML enclosure benefits fault/activity LED from these adapters serial bus enclosure management signal connector.

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