Walton Chaintech 2.5inch Apogee SSD Converter Review

Storage/SSD by stefan @ 2010-05-16

Walton Chaintech are now selling a product both unique and interesting, that is thought to replace the more expensive 2.5inch SSDs on the market. The device looks like a SSD, but inside it hides two removable CompactFlash cards, that can function in both RAID1 and NRAID modes, depending on what we need more: data reliability or more capacity.

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Inside the box, closer look

Inside the box, closer look

The Walton Chaintech Apogee SSD Converter arrived at my place in bulk form. On the left we can see the CD with utilities, user manuals and user guides and on the right we can find the converter wrapped in protective foam:

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If we remove the top part of the protective foam, we can see that it is split into two compartments: one which holds the actual product and another one in which we can find the screws:

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The screws come in a little labeled sealed bag and the SSD enclosure is fully wrapped in an anti-static bag:

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On the top of the SSD enclosure we can find explanations on how to switch from RAID1 mode to NRAID, some LED indications, the product code name, its operating temperatures and its rated operating voltage:

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The top part of the enclosure can be lifted; after the installation is over, we can fix the top cap permanently by inserting the screw in the hole presented in the photo:

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On the laterals, we can see the holes where the fixing screws will go, if we decide to install it inside a case:

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On the back of the product, we can see a large APOGEE logo, a product serial number and the fact that the product was manufactured in Taiwan:

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On the opposite side, we can see the SATA DATA and POWER headers:

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If we lift the top part of the enclosure, we can see the two pre-installed APOGEE 606x 16GB CF cards:

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The Apogee CF 606X are Walton Chaintechs’ latest high speed, high capacity memory card. The memory card boasts write and read speeds of 91MB/sec and 93MB/sec. Available in 16GB and 32GB, the incredible capacity of the product will allow users to perform uninterrupted recording of high image video with DSLR cameras without missing any bits and pieces of the fascinating moments in life worth capturing. Using the Apogee CF 606X in conjunction with the Apogee SSD Converter will enable users to expand the memory card's functions to general storage applications while achieving ultra-high speed transfer performance that surpasses conventional hard disks:

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Near the CF cards, we can see on the enclosures’ PCB a very little switch which allows us to navigate between the RAID 1 and NRAID modes:

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Here is a view of the enclosures’ PCB, with the CF cards removed:

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