Basic Mac Server Recommended Products
Article ID = 52Article Title = Basic Mac Server Recommended Products
Article Author(s) = Graham Needham (BH)
Article Created On = 19th October 2011
Article Last Updated = 24th March 2014
Article URL = https://www.macstrategy.com/article.php?52
Article Brief Description:
Recommended products for a basic Mac server
Basic Mac Server Recommended Products
Standard Products
- SATA PCI cards and cables for Power Macintosh G4
- FireWire 800 cables
- eSATA cables
- 2 bay RAID enclosures with FireWire 800/eSATA
- 2 bay RAID enclosures with Thunderbolt
- RAID boxes with 2 hard disks and FireWire 800/eSATA
- RAID boxes with 2 hard disks and Thunderbolt
- Large capacity desktop hard disks with FireWire 800
- Large capacity desktop hard disks with Thunderbolt
- 3.5" SATA hard disks
- 3.5" PATA hard disks
Optional Products
- USB2 PCI cards for Power Macintosh G4
- FireWire 800 PCI cards for Power Macintosh G4
- eSATA PCIe cards for Mac Pro (Silver models)
- Internal PATA 5.25" optical drives for PowerMacintosh G4 or first Mac Pro models (MacPro1,1/MacPro2,1/MacPro3,1)
- Internal SATA 5.25" optical drives for Mac Pro (Silver) 2009 models or later (MacPro4,1 or higher)
- 4 bay+ RAID enclosures with FireWire 800 and/or eSATA
- 4 bay+ RAID enclosures with Thunderbolt
- Document Scanners
- Archive Drive Docks and Connectors
- Thunderbolt Hard Drive Enclosures and Docks
Full List Of Recommended Standard Products
SATA PCI cards and cables for Power Macintosh G4
- Sonnet Tempo SATA internal 2 port SATA PCI card (part code = TSATA)
Buy it now at
- Sonnet internal cable set (part code = TCB-SATA)
Buy it now at
- Additional MOLEX to SATA power converter cable (part code = SATAPOWADAP)
Buy it now at
FireWire Cables
- FireWire 800 cable (usually included with your storage device) otherwise
buy one now at
eSATA cables
- 1.5m 3gig eSATA-eSATA cable
Buy it now at
- 3.0m 3gig eSATA-eSATA cable
Buy it now at
2 bay RAID enclosures with FireWire 800/eSATA
- DataTale Smart RS-M2QJ
Buy it now at
- Wiebetech RTX-200QR (part code = 35221-2530-0100) Buy one now NOTE: Wiebetech have confirmed that the RTX-200QR supports 2TB+ drives, AFT and is SATA II compliant.
- Rocstor ARCTICROC 2T Buy one now
2 bay RAID enclosures with Thunderbolt
- DataTale Smart RS-M2T NOTE: DataTale have confirmed that the RS-M2T supports 2TB+ drives, AFT and is SATA II compliant.
See the 3.5" SATA hard disks list for drives to add to the above products.
RAID boxes with 2 hard disks and FireWire 800/eSATA
- G-Technology G-RAID
- G-Technology G-RAID 2x1TB (part code = GT-GR4-2000-EMEA)
Buy it now at
- G-Technology G-RAID 2x2TB (part code = GT-GR4-4000-EMEA)
Buy it now at - G-Technology G-RAID 2x3TB (part code = GT-GR4-6000-EMEA)
Buy it now at - G-Technology G-RAID 2x4TB (part code = GT-GR4-8000-EMEA)
Buy it now at - Western Digital My Book Studio Edition II
- WD My Book Studio Edition II 2x1TB (part code = WDH2Q20000)
Buy it now at - WD My Book Studio Edition II 2x2TB (part code = WDH2Q40000)
Buy it now at - WD My Book Studio Edition II 2x3TB (part code = WDH2Q60000)
Buy it now at
RAID boxes with 2 hard disks and Thunderbolt
- G-Technology G-RAID Studio with Thunderbolt 2 (2x 3.5" SATA bays)
- 6TB (2x3TB) [model number = GRADTH2EB60002BBB | part code = 0G03502]
Buy it now at - 8TB (2x4TB) [model number = GRADTH2EB80002BBB | part code = 0G03367]
Buy it now at - 12TB (2x6TB) [model number = GRADTH2EB120002BBB | part code = 0G03399]
Buy it now at - G-Technology G-RAID with Thunderbolt
- Western Digital My Book Pro Thunderbolt 2
- WD My Book Pro 2x3TB (part code = WDBDTB0060JSL)
Buy it now at
- WD My Book Pro 2x4TB (part code = WDBDTB0080JSL)
Buy it now at
- WD My Book Pro 2x5TB (part code = WDBDTB0100JSL)
Buy it now at
- WD My Book Pro 2x6TB (part code = WDBDTB0120JSL)
Buy it now at
- Western Digital My Book Thunderbolt Duo
- WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo 2x2TB (part code = WDBUPB0040JSL)
Buy it now at - WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo 2x3TB (part code = WDBUPB0060JSL)
Buy it now at - WD My Book Thunderbolt Duo 2x4TB (part code = WDBUSK0080JSL)
Buy it now at
- Western Digital My Book VelociRaptor Duo (10000rpm drives)
- WD My Book VelociRaptor Duo 2x1TB (part code = WDBUWZ0020JBK)
Buy it now at
- LaCie 2big Thunderbolt 2 Series
- LaCie 2big Thunderbolt Series
Large capacity desktop hard disks with FireWire 800
- G-Technology G-Drive (Gen 6)
- G-Technology G-Drive 2TB (model number = GDREG6EB20001BDB | part code = 0G02920)
Buy it now at - G-Technology G-Drive 4TB (model number = GDREG6EB40001BDB | part code = 0G02928)
Buy it now at - G-Technology G-Drive (Gen 5)
- G-Technology G-Drive 2TB (model number = GT-GDREU3EB20001BDB | part code = 0G02529)
- G-Technology G-Drive 4TB (model number = GT-GDREU3EB40001BDB | part code = 0G02537)
- Backup Plus Desktop Drive for Mac
- Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Drive for Mac 2TB (part code = STCB2000800)
- Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Drive for Mac 3TB (part code = STCB3000800)
Buy it now at
- Western Digital My Book Studio USB2/FW800
- Western Digital My Book Studio 1TB USB2/FW800 (part code = WDBC3G0010HAL)
Buy it now at - Western Digital My Book Studio 2TB USB2/FW800 (part code = WDBC3G0020HAL)
Buy it now at - Western Digital My Book Studio 3TB USB2/FW800 (part code = WDBC3G0030HAL)
Buy it now at - Western Digital My Book Studio USB3/USB2
- Western Digital My Book Studio 1TB USB3/USB2 (part code = WDBCPZ0010HAL)
Buy it now at - Western Digital My Book Studio 2TB USB3/USB2 (part code = WDBCPZ0020HAL)
Buy it now at - Western Digital My Book Studio 3TB USB3/USB2 (part code = WDBCPZ0030HAL)
Buy it now at - Western Digital My Book Studio 4TB USB3/USB2 (part code = WDBCPZ0040HAL)
Buy it now at
Large capacity desktop hard disks with Thunderbolt
- G-Technology G-Drive with Thunderbolt
- LaCie d2 USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt 2 Series
- LaCie d2 USB 3.0 + Thunderbolt Series
3.5" SATA hard disks
NOTE: Special information on using drives that are larger than 2TB.NOTE: Special information on using Advanced Format Technology (AFT) drives.
†: Large capacity hard disks (those over 4TB in size) may have differently positioned screw holes and sizes so may not fit all Apple computers - please check any products, screws, sleds and/or mounting brackets before purchasing such drives.
- Hitachi Deskstar 7Kxxxx series bare drives 7200rpm
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB (part code = HDS722020ALA330)
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 2TB (part code = HDS723020BLA642)
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB (part code = HDS723030ALA640)
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K4000 4TB (part code = HDS724040ALE640)
- Hitachi Deskstar 5Kxxxx series bare drives 5400rpm
- Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 1.5TB (part code = HDS5C3015ALA632)
- Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 2TB (part code = HDS5C3020ALA632)
- Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 3TB (part code = HDS5C3030ALA630)
- Hitachi Deskstar 5K4000 4TB (part code = HDS5C4040ALE630)
- Hitachi Deskstar internal drive kits
- Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 7200rpm (part code = H3IK20003272SE)
- Hitachi Deskstar 3TB 7200rpm (part code = H3IK30003272SE)
- Hitachi Deskstar 4TB 7200rpm (part code = H3IK40003272SE)
- Hitachi CoolSpin 2TB (part code = H3IK20003254SE)
- Hitachi CoolSpin 3TB (part code = H3IK30003254SE)
- Hitachi CoolSpin 4TB (part code = H3IK40003254SE)
- Seagate BarraCuda 7200rpm 4K sector AFT
- Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 4TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST4000DM005)
- Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 3TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST3000DM008)
- Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 2TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST2000DM006)
- Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 1TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST1000DM010)
- Seagate BarraCuda 2016 3.5" 500GB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST500DM009)
- Seagate Desktop HDD.15 7200rpm 4K sector AFT version (formerly known as Barracuda)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 4TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST4000DM000)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 5TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST5000DM000) †
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 5TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST5000DM002) †
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 6TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST6000DM001) †
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 8TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST8000DM002) †
- Seagate Desktop HDD 7200.14 7200rpm 4K sector AFT version (formerly known as Barracuda)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 250GB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST250DM000)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 320GB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST320DM000)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 500GB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST500DM002)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 1TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST1000DM003)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 2TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST2000DM001)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 3TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = ST3000DM001)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 7200.12 7200rpm 512byte sector version (formerly known as Barracuda)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 160GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3160316AS)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 250GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3250312AS)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 320GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3320413AS)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 500GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3500413AS)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 750GB 7200.12 (part code = ST3750525AS)
- Seagate Desktop HDD 3.5" 1TB 7200.12 (part code = ST31000524AS)
- Western Digital Caviar Black 7200rpm 4K sector/AFT
- Western Digital Caviar Black 5TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = WD5001FZWX) †
- Western Digital Caviar Black 6TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = WD6001FZWX) †
- Western Digital Caviar Black 7200rpm
- Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB (part code = WD5003AZEX)
- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (part code = WD1002FAEX)
- Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB (part code = WD1502FAEX)
- Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB (part code = WD2002FAEX)
- Western Digital Caviar Black 3TB (part code = WD3001FAEX)
- Western Digital Caviar Black 4TB (part code = WD4001FAEX)
- Western Digital Caviar Green Intellipower (less platters)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB (part code = WD5000AZRX)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB (part code = WD10EZRX)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB (part code = WD15EZRX)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB (part code = WD20EZRX)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB (part code = WD30EZRX)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 4TB (part code = WD40EZRX)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 5TB (part code = WD50EZRX) †
- Western Digital Caviar Green 6TB (part code = WD60EZRX) †
- Western Digital Caviar Green Intellipower
- Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB (part code = WD10EARX)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB (part code = WD15EARX)
- Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB (part code = WD20EARX)
- Toshiba P300 7200rpm
- Toshiba P300 500GB (part code = HDWD105EZSTA)
- Toshiba P300 1TB (part code = HDWD110EZSTA)
- Toshiba P300 2TB (part code = HDWD120EZSTA)
- Toshiba P300 3TB (part code = HDWD130EZSTA)
- Toshiba X300 7200rpm
- Toshiba X300 4TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = HDWE140EZSTA)
- Toshiba X300 5TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = HDWE150EZSTA) †
- Toshiba X300 6TB 4K sector/AFT (part code = HDWE160EZSTA) †
- Toshiba E300 low-power/extended performance
3.5" PATA hard disks
Western Digital Caviar Blue- Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB (part code = WD1600AAJB)
Buy it now at
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB (part code = WD2500AAJB)
Buy it now at
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB (part code = WD3200AAJB)
Buy it now at
- Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB (part code = WD5000AAJB)
Full List Of Recommended Optional Products
USB2 PCI cards for Power Macintosh G4
- Sonnet Allegro USB 2.0 (part code = USB2)
Buy it now at
FireWire 800 PCI cards for Power Macintosh G4
- Sonnet Allegro FW800 (part code = FW800A)
Buy it now at
eSATA PCIe cards for Mac Pro (Silver models)
- Sonnet Tempo SATA E2P (part code = TSATAII-E2P)
Buy it now at
- Sonnet Tempo SATA E4P (part code = TSATAII-E4P)
Buy it now at
Internal PATA 5.25" optical drives
for PowerMacintosh G4
or for early Mac Pro models (2006-2008 - MacPro1,1 / MacPro2,1 / MacPro3,1)
- Liteon IHAP322 (part code = IHAP322)
- Liteon IHAP122 (part code = IHAP122-19)
Buy it now at
- Samsung SH-S222A (part code = SH-S222A/BEBE)
Buy it now at
- Pioneer DVR-118LBK (part code = DVR-118LBK)
Internal SATA 5.25" optical drives
for later Mac Pro (Silver) models (2009 onwards - MacPro4,1 or higher)
- Pioneer DVR-S19MBK (part code = DVR-S19MBK)
- Pioneer DVR-S19LBK (part code = DVR-S19LBK)
Buy it now at
4 bay+ RAID enclosures with FireWire 800 and/or eSATA
- DataTale Smart RC-M4QJ with USB3, FireWire 400/800 and eSATA
- Wiebetech RTX-400QR (UK part code = 35421-2430-0000)
- Rocstor ARCTICROC 4T
- Drobo 4 bay with USB2 and FireWire 800 (part code = DRO4DD50)
Buy it now at
- Drobo 5 bay with USB3, FireWire 800 and eSATA (part code = DRDR4A31)
Buy it now at
4 bay+ RAID enclosures with Thunderbolt
- Highpoint RocketStor NA762TB Thunderbolt 2 (8x 3.5" SATA trays - Hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 or JBOD)
- DataTale Smart RS-M4T
- Drobo 5D (5x 3.5" SATA bays)
- AKiTiO Thunder2 Quad (4x 3.5" SATA bays | part code = TBQ-TIAA-AKTU)
Document Scanners
- Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 [mobile scanner] (part code = PA03610-B005)
Buy it now at
- Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 [mobile scanner] (part code = PA03603-B005)
Buy it now at
- Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500m for Mac [desktop scanner] (part code = PA03586-B105)
Buy it now at - Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 for Mac [desktop scanner] (part code = PA03656-B001)
Buy it now at - Fujitsu ScanSnap Connect software for iOS [FREE]
- IRIScan Express 3 [mobile scanner] (part code = ?)
Buy it now at
- IRIScan Book 3 [mobile book scanner] (part code = ?)
Buy it now at
- IRIScan Book Executive 3 [mobile book scanner] (part code = 457889)
Buy it now at
- IRIScan Anywhere 3 [mobile scanner] (part code = ?)
Buy it now at
- IRIScan Pro 3 Cloud [mobile or desktop scanner] (part code = ?)
Buy it now at
- IRIScan Book software for iOS [FREE]
(works with Book Executive 3 scanner only)
- Kodak ScanMate i940 Scanner for Mac (part code = i940M)
- NeatReceipts for Mac [mobile scanner] (part code = 00322) {USA only}
Buy it now at
- NeatDesk for Mac [desktop scanner] (part code = 698) {USA only}
Buy it now at
- NeatMobile software for iOS [FREE - USA only]
Archive Drive Docks and Connectors
3.5" SATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors
- StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB2 (UK part code = SATDOCKU2GB)
Buy it now at
- StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB2 and eSATA (UK part code = SATDOCKU2EGB)
Buy it now at - StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3 (part code = SATDOCKU3S)
Buy it now at - StarTech dual 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB2 and eSATA (UK part code = SATDOCK2UEGB)
Buy it now at - StarTech IDE+SATA drive dock with USB2 (UK part code = UNIDOCK2U)
Buy it now at - StarTech dual IDE/SATA drive dock with USB3 (UK part code = UNIDOCK3UGB)
Buy it now at - USA only - Newer Technology Voyager Q drive dock with USB3, FireWire 400+800 and eSATA
(USA part code = FWU3ES2HDK) Buy it now at
2.5" SATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors
- StarTech single 2.5" SATA drive dock with USB2 (part code = SATDOCK25U)
- StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3.0 (part code = SATDOCKU3S)
- StarTech single 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3.1 (part code = SDOCKU313)
- StarTech dual 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3.0 (part code = SDOCK2U33)
- StarTech dual 2.5"/3.5" SATA drive dock with USB3.1 (part code = SDOCK2U313)
- Newer Technology Voyager Q drive dock with USB3, FireWire 400+800 and eSATA (part code = NWTVU3ESFW8)
- Newer Technology Voyager S3 drive dock with USB3.0 (part code = NWTU3S3HD)
3.5" PATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors
- StarTech IDE+SATA drive dock with USB2 (UK part code = UNIDOCK2U)
Buy it now at - StarTech dual IDE/SATA drive dock with USB3 (UK part code = UNIDOCK3UGB)
Buy it now at
2.5" PATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors
- StarTech single 2.5" drive dock with USB2 (part code = SATDOCK25U)
Buy it now at - StarTech single drive dock with USB2 (UK part code = SATDOCKU2GB)
Buy it now at
- StarTech single drive dock with USB2 and eSATA (UK part code = SATDOCKU2EGB)
Buy it now at
- StarTech single drive dock with USB3 (part code = SATDOCKU3S)
Buy it now at - StarTech dual drive dock with USB2 and eSATA (UK part code = SATDOCK2UEGB)
Buy it now at
Universal 2.5"/3.5" PATA/SATA Archive Drive Docks and Connectors
- CRU USB DriveDock v5 with USB3 (UK part code = 31251-1209-0000)
- CRU USB DriveDock v5 with USB3 (USA part code = 31250-1209-0000)
- CRU USB DriveDock v5 with USB3 (EU part code = 31252-1209-0000)
- CRU UltraDock v5.5 with USB3.0 + FireWire 800 + eSATA (UK part code = 31251-3109-0000)
- CRU UltraDock v5.5 with USB3.0 + FireWire 800 + eSATA (USA part code = 31250-3109-0000)
- CRU UltraDock v5.5 with USB3.0 + FireWire 800 + eSATA (EU part code = 31252-3109-0000)
- Newer Technology USB 3.0 Universal Drive Adapter (USA part code = NWTU3NVSPATA)
Thunderbolt Hard Drive Enclosures and Docks
- AKiTiO Thunder2 Duo Pro (part code = T2DP-THU3IAA-AKTU)
- HighPoint Dual SATA Bay Thunderbolt 10Gbps Storage Dock (part code = RocketStor 5212)
Buy it now at
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