Reviews and Testimony

Reviews & Testimonials

CreativeCow Review: The iStoragePro Pocket View RAID Drive
02/17/11 by Jerry Hofmann
iStoragePro has been on my radar for the past year. I had an opportunity to run their "Pocket View" setup and was pleasantly surprised to find a rugged and fast Raid configurable portable unit I could take anywhere. Last year, I reviewed their Pocket drive, and was impressed by it, so I sure anticipated that this setup wouldn't disappoint ... and it didn't. Looks nice with a MacBook Pro, too!
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Testimonial: The Enterprise iR16IS4ER
12/14/10 by Axacore
"The iStoragePro product line is a great solution for virtualization environments, performance demanding application servers or just simple near-line storage for archiving purposes. "
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Testimonial of Ci Design's Service
11/22/10 by eLine
"...reliable, manageable, and affordable."
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Review of the Enterprise iSCSI Subsystem (RAID installed, GbE x 4)
11/22/10 by Rave
"The performance of the iR16IS4ER meets or exceeds contemporary SAN iSCSI type storage. The price range is extremely competitive. Based on those two factors the CI-Design storage easily beats the competition. Experienced storage architects and systems administrators can easily leverage this storage."
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Fast Reliable Hardware RAID with the iStoragePro
8-Bay Enclosure + Atto R380 RAID card
11/08/10 by Lloyd Chambers
"I liked the iStoragePro a great deal.
So I'm scheming on how to get one and integrate it into into my system workflow..."
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Review: iStorage Pro Dock II Model iT2DOCK04T::4TB
11/02/10 by Rodney @ DCFCPUG
"Solid engineering, ready to store and play multiple, digital content! I'll give it a BUY rating. "
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iStoragePro It4UFER RAID 5 unit for sound/video production
10/05/10 by IT Enquirer
"iStoragePro's IT4UFER unit is a 4-disk RAID 5 drive that can handle up to 8TB of storage room, of which 6TB is usable. The IT4UFER unit we tested was a great performer generating fairly little noise. It looks good too."
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Review: iStoragePro Dock View RAID-iT2DockV
09/21/10 by MacNN
"My goal is to have a single place in which all of my family's computers could back up using Time Machine. Furthermore, I want an easy way to make off-site backups. The Dock View does that wonderfully. Read more: http://www.macnn.com/reviews/istoragepro-dock-view-raid-it2dockv.html#ixzz10qaDCDX4"
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Review: iStoragePro It2DockV RAID 0/1 for image and video storage
09/21/10 by IT Enquirer
"...we found the iStoragePro IT2DockV to be a strong offering from a relatively new vendor in the video storage market space. With the proper drives inside it performs well and it can compete head-on with other vendors in this market space."
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IStoragePro IT1PKT Portable Hard Drive - Product Review
09/6/10 by Brandon Riley Ferguson
"Its specs are impressive and I was asked to review this product that promised a lot in terms of performance. And it did."
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iStoragePro Pocket II
8/31/10 by Shane Ross
I can say, without hesitation, that I recommend the iStoragePro Pocket II drive to anyone who wants a good portable drive that won't break the bank. It works with ProRes, is bus powered, has a decent footprint (not too big) and has a great self-contained carrying case for easy transport.
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In Review: The iStoragePro iT8 SAS Expander
8/19/10 by Ned Soltz from Digital Video
You may not be familiar with iStoragePro, but chances are that you've encountered a system for they were the OEM. After some 20 years of manufacturing as OEM, parent company CI Design now produces a whole line of storage solutions ranging from single external drives to FireWire, eSata, SAS or fibre channel RAIDS.
I've had the opportunity to work with their iT8SAE iT8 SAS Expander storage unit and all I can say is "Wow, I'm impressed!"
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What Larry Jordan has to say about the iT8 Series
July/August 2010 by Larry Jordan from Digital Production Buzz
"SPEED TO BURN!
EGADS!!! This thing is FAST!!!!
And quieter than a MacPro. I mean this is virtually silent! Their silent fan technology is VERY impressive."
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Ryan Brown's Take on the Safari 8 MiniSAS
8/4/2010 by Ryan Brown
iT8PMIS is ready to Rock! In this review Ryan Brown, a West Coast based Photographer, Director, Editor, and Shooter reviews the iT8PMIS; a compact 8-drive video storage solution that absolutely rocks with excellent performance and video throughput.
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CHIFCPUG Review: iStoragePro PocketII
3/16/2010 by Keith Dadey
"The Perfect Solution For Editors On The Go"
I must tell you from the get-go that I am a big fan of the G-Technology Drives and have always and continue to rate them as one of the top portable drives for video editors. However, this new kid on the block has lots of zip and makes an ideal addition to any editor that edits on the road, on airplanes or anywhere away from his home base.
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ProVideoCoalition Review: iStoragePro iT2PKTV
5/16/2010 by Kevin P McAuliffe
The Pocket View drive from iStoragePro is a small, quiet, RAID capable drive that I would recommend to anyone looking to pick up a new drive. Keep an eye on CI Design's iStoragePro line of drives. They have some really great products that should not be overlooked, and the Pocket View is definitely one of them.
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SecondChairVideo: How to instal Final Cut correctly
04/23/2010 by David
The iStoragePro Pocket 2.5 inch drive (iT1PKT) is a good choice for many given its form factor, triple connection interface, and decent pricing. The drive is enclosed in a 2.5-inch enclosure, is bus-powered, fast, and includes an on/off switch, two FW800, and one USB2 ports, power and connection cables and is offered in 250GB to 500GB capacities. iStorage offers special NAB2010 pricing until the end of April. E mail the company to secure the pricing."
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P3 Update Review: iStoragePro iT8SAE
02/01/2010 by David Hurd
The new iT8SAE cases are nice and quiet, and are working well so far. The best configuration that I found so far is to hook up each case to the ATTO R380 controller using a RAID 5 @512k, and then striping both cases (iT8SAE x 2) together in RAID zero @128k in the MAC OSX. Read is 761MB/sec and write is 1118 MB/sec.
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LAFCPUG Review: iStoragePro iT2PKTV72640
02/15/2010 by David A. Saraceno
The Pocket View RAID unit is a solidly built triple interface two drive RAID enclosure from an ostensibly new kid on the block, iStoragePro.
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Macworld Review: iStoragePro iT1Dock02T
01/18/2010 by Chris Holt
This aluminum shelled desktop drive has a 2TB capacity, a three-year limited warranty, and the designation as the fastest desktop drive we've ever tested. The iT1 Dock turned the fastest copy test times we've ever seen in an external hard drive.
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TweakTown Review: iStoragePro iT8SAE -The Best Performance Award!
12/04/2009 by Chris Ramseyer
After all of that, who could possibly have a bad thing to say about reaching over 700 MB/s in some tests? The case of the system is built very well...
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CreativeCow Review: iStoragePro iT1PKT -This is definitely a Five COW rating.
12/03/2009 by Jerry Hofmann
Nice design, and good to see what was to me a new player in our market. Competition here is good for everybody I think, and the iStoragePro pocket drive performs admirably. I was amazed at how fast my laptop started up with this drive as it is startup disk, and it worked without a hitch. Boot times were a lot faster than the drive that was shipped with my 2008 MacBook Pro. Almost three times faster in fact...
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Creative Mac Review: iStoragePro iT8MIS
12/2/2009 by Kevin McAuliffe
The iStoragePro iT8MIS took it like a pro. No dropped frames, and no problems on digitizing, and no problems on playback. At that point I started putting all kinds of media on the drive ranging from HDV back up to 10-bit Uncompressed 1080i HD, and the unit worked perfectly. In the couple of weeks that I have had it, I have had no problems, and I have to say, I was very, very happy with what I saw.
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Macworld Review: iStoragePro iT1PKT72320
11/25/2009 by Chris Holt
The front of the iStoragePro Pocket aluminum enclosure is reminiscent of the Mac Pro trademark perforated front. The drive weighs roughly one and half pounds making it one of the bulkier portable drives on the market. You could fit this drive into your pants pocket...
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Testimonial: iStoragePro iT8SAE / iT8MIS
11/3/2009 by Ryan Brown
I have been looking for a high quality design, future proof, cost effective Raid system. I am happy to say I have found it! Ci Design has you covered. iT8SAE 8 bay box with included expander has your back. When your ready to take your storage to the next level its easy. One cable, an additional box and your ready to Rock! If your just getting started take a look at the iT8MIS. Almost as fast without expandability! - Ryanb. Aka: Flimguy
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MediaSmartServer: iStoragePro iT4ESA
10/27/2009 by Alex Kuretz
The iStoragePro iT4ESA storage enclosure is very attractive, has a high build quality and excellent performance. It also provides some design features that differentiate it a bit from other similar products that I have used. However these features, quality, performance and 3-year warranty do come at a price premium. I am very pleased with my experience with the iStoragePro enclosure and definitely recommend it for use with your Home Server.
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Reelgrok Review: iStoragePro Pocket, iT1PKT
10/14/2009 by Scott Amendolare
On my desk is a miracle of modern technology. Pure and simple. It sits there cool and sleek, it is brushed aluminum casing perfectly complimenting the Dell Laptop next to it. A single i LED emanates, winking knowingly, reminding this reviewer just how far storage solutions have come in such a short amount of time.
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AMUG : iStoragePro iT8SAE gets 4.5 AMUGs out of 5!
09/25/2009 by Arthur Whalem
The iStoragePro iT8SAE provides a high quality 8-bay enclosure that incorporates the latest SAS expander technology while supporting SATA or SAS hard disks. The variety of hard disk connection options available with the iT8SAE makes it a great choice for building high performance RAID volumes.
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Crunch Gear Review: iStoragePro iT4UFER
09/29/2009 by Scott Merrill
If you have data that is important to you, you should be taking steps to protect that data. Devices like the iStoragePro iT4UFER are a good, entry-level investment in RAID technology: it protects your precious data from all-too-common hard drive failure. And the fact that it is a portable, external unit means you can easily take your data with you if you shuffle between locations.
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