NAB 2014 saw a number of new Thunderbolt drives announced. The picture above is the new LaCie 2Big Thunderbolt, featuring an all new enclosure design. The front "clips" are the removable drive trays; the unit has a hardware RAID controller; and there are two Thunderbolt 2 ports on the back for daisy-chaining. Should be shipping in May.
Another Thunderbolt solution from LaCie is this rack-mount 8 bay RAID enclosure. This picture above is a mammoth collection of like 20 of them together. Unit is very quiet; uses a web-interface to configure the RAID; two Thunderbolt 2 ports on the back; and amazingly the chassis is only 1 RU tall, which is quite an accomplishment. Shipping May/June.
This is the LaCie rack unit with the top tray lifted up.
G-Tech also had new Thunderbolt drives on display. Trying to look good beside the new Mac Pro Darth Vader trash-can, these units feature a hardware RAID, a handle built into the side, two Thunderbolt ports, removable drive trays, and a lid - just like a, um, trash can. But the letter "G" lights up in a nice shade of blue, so that's cool, and if the unit fails, the G does turn red. Shipping in May.
