Single Vendor Support
		CalDigit builds and manufactures all major components of its solutions, and they use only quality hard drives. This means that you get a solution that just works. No need to tinker with settings, various drivers, or deal with multiple vendors. If you have a problem with a CalDigit product you only have one phone call to make. With other solutions there is often finger pointing, "Well, the issue is with the controller card, not with our box, you'll have to contact them for support". Why bother with the extra hassle.

		Price, Performance & Protection
		All of CalDigit's products are priced aggressively providing users with a great value. CalDigit ensures that you'll be able to achieve maximum performance with their arrays, and they provide hardware RAID protection. For video editing RAID 5 is the perfect mix of performance and protection. The CalDigit HDPro and HDOne will reach speeds of over 440MB/s in RAID 5. Not only do you get the benefit of this speed, but if a drive fails, your data is still intact.

		ASTT
		Active Sustained Transfer Technology was developed by CalDigit, and you can't find it anywhere else. ASTT maximizes data transfer for consistent throughput. This is extremely important when dealing with high quality video playback. When a normal drive reads and writes data, there are various peaks and dips in performance. While a typical 8 drive array may have peak performance of 600MB/s the sustained rate would be much lower. Often these peaks are followed by a steep drop in speed, sometimes as low as 125MB/s. ASTT pre-reads data and acts like a vise to minimize the peaks and regulates dips to maximize throughput. This is how CalDigit can achieve such a high sustained data rate. ASTT technology is included in the HDPro, HDOne, and CalDigit RAID Card which works with the HDElement.

		Features
		CalDigit products are packed full of features. Take a look at the CalDigit VR, you will not find another 2 drive array on the market with as many features. Intuitive software provided with every CalDigit product allows users to connect to their array providing them easy access that is just a mouse stroke away. Every CalDigit array provides users with environmental monitoring, email notifications, audible alerts, and much more. In fact the CalDigit RAID Card in conjunction with the HDElement provides users online migration and expansion.

		Connectivity
		Connecting an array to a computer shouldn't be a hassle. CalDigit makes this process a breeze. The HDPro and HDOne feature direct connect external PCIe which boasts speeds that are more than 5 times faster than traditional fibre channel solutions. The CalDigit RAID Card provides the ultimate in flexibility with “pay as you grow” expansion using both internal drives as well as the HDElement. The CalDigit VR sports a quadruple interface for easy connection to any type of computer.

		Hardware RAID
		Hardware RAID is more that just using physical hardware to create a RAID. A true hardware RAID solution requires an independent CPU and dedicated cache memory (RAM). All of CalDigit’s arrays feature hardware RAID, even the CalDigit VR! The advantage of hardware RAID is that your systems processor is not being used to manage your RAID storage. This results in faster render times and overall performance.

If these reasons aren't enough to convince you that CalDigit makes top notch storage solutions, take a look at these comparisons. See the difference for yourself.