Newer Technology Guardian MAXimus mini
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Powerful, Dual Drive RAID 0/1 Performance in a Bus-Powered, Portable Design
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MAXimum Protection & Flexibility NewerTech Guardian MAXimus mini RAID-1 mirror storage solution provides maximum Plug-and-Play "Live Activity" data backup and protection in a space-saving mini footprint. In the pre-configured RAID-1 MAXProtect mode, Guardian MAXimus mini guards against data loss and costly system downtime by writing the same information in real-time to create a "mirrored" copy of 1.0TB of data.
MAXProtect or MAXPerform, Your Choice For those seeking performance over redundancy, Guardian MAXimus mini can be easily switched via the LCM screen menu to the RAID-0 MAXPerform mode for up to 2.0TB of high speed performance storage. Whatever your preference, Guardian MAXimus mini offers MAXimum performance, flexibility, and reliability for critical data backup
MAXiumum Portability Guardian MAXimus miniis ready to go wherever your "mobile office" needs take you. Bus-powered (no AC adapter required) and weighing as little as 1.24 pounds, it offers maximum data protection with minimal gear bag bulk. While ultra compact, the Guardian MAXimus mini comes packed with high performance features like dual hard drives or SSDs, data transfer speeds up to 300MB/s, and user conveniences like a front panel LCM screen/control interface fordrive and system status monitoring.
Why You Need Guardian MAXimus mini RAID-1 Guardian MAXimus mini is "live activity" backup of financial records, medical files, business projects...any critical data that you simply cannot risk losing. It's always guarding against data loss by writing the same information in real-time to two separate drives for a "mirrored" copy. It also protects you from costly system downtime and data restoring after a single hard drive-equipped system crash. Even daily scheduled software driven data backups can't protect you between your last backup and the moment the hard drive fails. By having a second, "mirrored" copy, all of your data stays backed up and accessible while you replace the failed drive.
Drive Bays 2 bays supporting: 3.5-inch SATA drives Drives must be identical
Device Ports (1) USB 2.0 Port (1) eSATA 3 Gb/s Port (supports port multiplier) (2) FireWire 800 Ports (1) FireWire 400 Port
Data Transfer Rate (Maximum) USB 2.0 : Up to 480Mb/s (or 60MB/s) USB 1.1 : Up to 12Mb/s (or 1.5MB/s) eSATA Rev 2.x : Up to 3Gb/s (or 375MB/s) eSATA Rev 1.x : Up to 1.5Gb/s (or 187.5MB/s) FireWire 800 : Up to 800Mb/s (or 100MB/s) FireWire 400 : Up to 400Mb/s (or 50MB/s)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Contact Start Stops Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Mac OS Compatibility Mac OS 8.6 Mac OS 9.0 Mac OS 9.1 Mac OS 9.2 Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Mac OS X 10.1 Puma Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion OS X 10.9 Mavericks OS X 10.10 Yosemite OS X 10.11 El Capitan macOS 10.12 Sierra
PC OS Compatibility Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Windows XP 64-bit Edition Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Windows Vista Windows 7 32-bit Edition Windows 7 64-bit Edition Windows 8 32-bit Edition Windows 8 64-bit Edition Windows 8.1 32-bit Edition Windows 8.1 64-bit Edition Windows 10 32-bit Edition Windows 10 64-bit Edition Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2022 Windows 11
Other OS Compatibility Linux supported via USB and FireWire interfaces
Other Requirements Mac OS X 10.2 or later required for FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 Windows 2000 or later required for FireWire 800 Time Machine Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later
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Dimensions Height: 5.3 cm (2.1 in) Length: 13.2 cm (5.2 in) Width: 8.9 cm (3.5 in)
Ambient Temperature Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Altitude Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Humidity Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Shock Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed Non-Operating: Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
Noise Varies depending on drive mechanism installed
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro6,2
2.4GHz & 2.5GHz Core i5 & 2.7GHz & 2.8GHz Core i7
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009)
Mid 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,4 & MacBookPro5,3
2.5GHz & 2.7GHz & 2.8GHz & 3.1GHz Core 2 Duo
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2006)
Early 2006
Model ID: MacBookPro1,1
1.7GHz Core Duo & 1.8GHz Core Duo & 2.0GHz Core Duo & 2.2GHz Core Duo
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iMac G5 (17-inch, Late 2005)
Late 2005
Model ID: PowerMac12,1
1.9GHz PowerPC G5
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iMac G5 (20-inch, Late 2005)
Late 2005
Model ID: PowerMac12,1
2.1GHz PowerPC G5
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iMac G4 (20-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerMac6,3
1.2GHz PowerPC G4
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iMac G4 (15-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerMac6,1
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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iMac G4 (17-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerMac6,1
1.2GHz PowerPC G4
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iMac G4 (17-inch, Early 2003)
Early 2003
Model ID: PowerMac6,1
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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iMac G4 (15-inch, Early 2003)
Early 2003
Model ID: PowerMac4,2
800MHz PowerPC G4
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iMac G4 (17-inch, Mid 2002)
Mid 2002
Model ID: PowerMac4,5
800MHz PowerPC G4
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iMac G4 (15-inch, Early 2002)
Early 2002
Model ID: PowerMac4,2
700MHz PowerPC G4 & 800MHz PowerPC G4
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iMac G3 (14-inch, Mid 2001)
Mid 2001
Model ID: PowerMac4,1
500MHz PowerPC G3 & 600MHz PowerPC G3 & 700MHz PowerPC G3
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iMac G3 (14-inch, Early 2001)
Early 2001
Model ID: PowerMac4,1
400MHz PowerPC G3 & 500MHz PowerPC G3 & 600MHz PowerPC G3
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iMac G3 (14-inch, Mid 2000)
Mid 2000
Model ID: PowerMac2,2
350MHz PowerPC G3 & 400MHz PowerPC G3 & 450MHz PowerPC G3 & 500MHz PowerPC G3
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iMac G3 (14-inch, Late 1999)
Late 1999
Model ID: PowerMac2,1
350MHz PowerPC G3 & 400MHz PowerPC G3
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iMac G3 (14-inch, Early 1999)
Early 1999
Model ID: iMac,1
266MHz PowerPC G3 & 333MHz PowerPC G3
iMac G3 (14-inch, Mid 1998)
Mid 1998
Model ID: iMac,1
233MHz PowerPC G3
PowerBook G4 Aluminim 12-inch
Early 2005
Model ID: PowerBook6,8
1.5GHz PowerPC G4
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PowerBook G4 Aluminim 12-inch
Early 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,4
1.3GHz PowerPC G4
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PowerBook G4 Aluminim 12-inch
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerBook6,2
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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PowerBook G4 Aluminim 12-inch
Early 2003
Model ID: PowerBook6,1
867MHz PowerPC G4
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PowerBook G4 Titanium
Late 2002
Model ID: PowerBook3,5 & PowerBook3,4 & PowerBook3,3 & PowerBook3,2
1.0GHz PowerPC G4 & 867MHz PowerPC G4 & 667MHz PowerPC G4 & 800MHz PowerPC G4 & 550MHz PowerPC G4 & 400MHz PowerPC G4 & 500MHz PowerPC G4
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PowerBook G3 Pismo
Early 2000
Model ID: PowerBook3,1
400MHz PowerPC G3 & 500MHz PowerPC G3
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PowerBook G3 Bronze/Lombard
Mid 1999
Model ID: PowerBook1,1
333MHz PowerPC G3 & 400MHz PowerPC G3
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PowerBook G3 PDQ
Late 1998
Model ID: 406
233MHz PowerPC G3 & 266MHz PowerPC G3 & 300MHz PowerPC G3
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PowerBook G3 Wallstreet
Mid 1998
Model ID: 314 & 312
233MHz PowerPC G3 & 250MHz PowerPC G3 & 292MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G4 (12-inch, Mid 2005)
Mid 2005
Model ID: PowerBook6,7
1.3GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Mid 2005)
Mid 2005
Model ID: PowerBook6,7
1.4GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (12-inch, Late 2004)
Late 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,5
1.2GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Late 2004)
Late 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,5
1.3GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (12-inch, Early 2004)
Early 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,5
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Early 2004)
Early 2004
Model ID: PowerBook6,5
1.0GHz PowerPC G4 & 1.2GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerBook6,3
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (12-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerBook6,3
800MHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G4 (14-inch, Late 2003)
Late 2003
Model ID: PowerBook6,3
933MHz PowerPC G4
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iBook G3 (12-inch, Early 2003)
Early 2003
Model ID: PowerBook4,3
800MHz PowerPC G3 & 900MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (14-inch, Early 2003)
Early 2003
Model ID: PowerBook4,3
900MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (12-inch, Late 2002)
Late 2002
Model ID: PowerBook4,3
700MHz PowerPC G3 & 800MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (14-inch, Late 2002)
Late 2002
Model ID: PowerBook4,3
800MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (12-inch, Mid 2002)
Mid 2002
Model ID: PowerBook4,3
600MHz PowerPC G3 & 700MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (14-inch, Mid 2002)
Mid 2002
Model ID: PowerBook4,3
700MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (14-inch, Early 2002)
Early 2002
Model ID: PowerBook4,2
600MHz PowerPC G3
iBook G3 (12-inch, Late 2001)
Late 2001
Model ID: PowerBook4,1
500MHz PowerPC G3 & 600MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (12-inch, Mid 2001)
Mid 2001
Model ID: PowerBook4,1
500MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (12-inch, Late 2000)
Late 2000
Model ID: PowerBook2,2
366MHz PowerPC G3 & 466MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (12-inch, Early 2000)
Early 2000
Model ID: PowerBook2,1
366MHz PowerPC G3
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iBook G3 (12-inch, Mid 1999)
Mid 1999
Model ID: PowerBook2,1
300MHz PowerPC G3
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Power Mac G4 (Early 2003)
Early 2003
Model ID: PowerMac3,6
1.0GHz PowerPC G4 & 1.2GHz PowerPC G4 & 1.4GHz PowerPC G4
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Power Mac G4 (Mid 2002)
Mid 2002
Model ID: PowerMac3,6
1.0GHz PowerPC G4 & 1.2GHz PowerPC G4 & 867MHz PowerPC G4
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Power Mac G4 (Early 2002)
Early 2002
Model ID: PowerMac3,5
1.0GHz PowerPC G4 & 733MHz PowerPC G4 & 800MHz PowerPC G4 & 933MHz PowerPC G4
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Power Mac G4 (Mid 2001)
Mid 2001
Model ID: PowerMac3,5
733MHz PowerPC G4 & 800MHz PowerPC G4 & 867MHz PowerPC G4
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Power Mac G4 (Early 2001)
Early 2001
Model ID: PowerMac3,4
466MHz PowerPC G4 & 533MHz PowerPC G4 & 667MHz PowerPC G4 & 733MHz PowerPC G4
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Power Mac G4 (Mid 2000)
Mid 2000
Model ID: PowerMac3,3
400MHz PowerPC G4 & 450MHz PowerPC G4 & 500MHz PowerPC G4
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Power Mac G4 (Mid 1999)
Mid 1999
Model ID: PowerMac3,1 & PowerMac1,2
450MHz PowerPC G4 & 500MHz PowerPC G4 & 400MHz PowerPC G4
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Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mid 2010
Model ID: MacPro5,1
2.8GHz & 3.2GHz 4-Core Xeon & 3.3GHz 6-Core Xeon & 2.4GHz 8-Core Xeon & 2.7GHz & 2.9GHz 12-Core Xeon
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Mac Pro (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: MacPro4,1
2.7GHz & 2.9GHz & 3.3GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.3GHz & 2.7GHz & 2.9GHz 8-Core Xeon
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Mac Pro (Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: MacPro3,1
2.8GHz 4-Core Xeon & 2.8GHz & 3.0GHz & 3.2GHz 8-Core Xeon
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Xserve Xeon (Early 2009)
Early 2009
Model ID: Xserve3,1
2.3GHz Xeon E5520 & 2.7GHz Xeon X5550 & 2.9GHz Xeon X5570
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Xserve Xeon (Early 2008)
Early 2008
Model ID: Xserve2,1
2.8GHz Xeon E5462 & 3.0GHz Xeon E5472
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Xserve Xeon (Late 2006)
Late 2006
Model ID: Xserve1,1
2.0GHz Xeon 5130 & 2.7GHz Xeon 5150 & 3.0GHz Xeon 5160
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Xserve G5 (Early 2005)
Early 2005
Model ID: RackMac3,1
2.3GHz PowerPC G5
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Xserve G5 (Early 2004)
Early 2004
Model ID: RackMac3,1
2.0GHz PowerPC G5
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Xserve G4 (Early 2003)
Early 2003
Model ID: RackMac1,2
1.3GHz PowerPC G4
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Xserve G4 (Mid 2002)
Mid 2002
Model ID: RackMac1,1
1.0GHz PowerPC G4
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Apple Network Server 500
Early 1996
Model ID: N/A
132MHz PowerPC
Apple Network Server 700
Early 1996
Model ID: N/A
150MHz PowerPC
Apple WorkGroup Sever 9650
Early 1997
Model ID: 67
233MHz PowerPC
Apple WorkGroup Sever 9150
Early 1997
Model ID: 39
80MHz PowerPC
Apple WorkGroup Sever 7350
Early 1997
Model ID: 109
180MHz PowerPC
Apple WorkGroup Sever 8550
Early 1996
Model ID: 69
132MHz PowerPC
Apple WorkGroup Sever 6150
Early 1994
Model ID: 75
60MHz PowerPC
Apple WorkGroup Sever 8150
Early 1994
Model ID: 65
80MHz PowerPC
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