Different Speeds for Different Sizes of G-Raid T3?

G-Technology G-RAID & G-DOCK
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DO DIFFERENT SIZE CONFIGURATIONS OF G-RAID T3 HAVE DIFFERENT SPEEDS?..B&H Photography website offers the G-Raid Thunderbolt3. If you change the SIZE configuration of the G-RaidT3 on B&H website, the speed ratings change? The 16Tb version shows especially slower than the other size configurations. B&H website states: 8Tb: Up to 440 MB/s , 12Tb: Up to 440 MB/s, 16Tb: Up to 400 MB/s , 20Tb: Up to 480 MB/s…However, G-Technology website does not state differences in speeds based on different capacity configurations…Questions: Do different size configurations have different speeds? If so, what are the different speeds?

Here’s a link to B&H (different size configurations can be selected on this single product page which will show these speed differences):

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1333895-REG/g_technology_0g05758_g_raid_removable_thunderbolt_3.html

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Yes they do. The largest capacities will be faster due to them using helium drives. They are roughly 20% faster.

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Ok thanks…but …what about B&H showing 16TB version being slower than the 12TB version? What does this mean? I like the 16Tb size but if the 16Tb version is slowest of the bunch I’d like to know (& why)?

Example from B&H website:

8Tb: Up to 440 MB/s , 12Tb: Up to 440 MB/s, 16Tb: Up to 400 MB/s , 20Tb: Up to 480 MB/s

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Very likely a misprint on the B&H website.

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which g-raid t3 versions will have the HELIUM drives?

is 16tb version of g-raid t3 faster than 12tb version?

is 20tb version of g-raid t3 faster than the 16tb version?

thanks

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The only drive 100% to contain a helium drive at this point are ones that have 10TB drives in them. Meaning the 20TB G-RAID regardless of Thunderbolt version.

The 16TB has a chance to have helium drives in it since we still make 8TB helium but we also make 8TB air drives. Anything lower than 16TB will be an air drive at this point.

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thanks!