Mini Space - GB Labs

The little box with Super Human powers...

Originally designed for one of the worlds largest news gathering organisations. This highly portable powerhouse is built for secure on location media acquisition and fast turnaround editing.

With great features and connectivity, this whisper quiet unit can be packed into a flight case and checked in as regular baggage so it can be moved anywhere in the world without hold-ups.

Key Features

BlueShift

Technology developed by GB Labs to deliver consistent high performance through Ethernet. Using standard sharing protocols and no client side software, NAS convenience meets SAN performance.

Core 3

Built in workflow tools designed for real-world media environments. These work seamlessly in the background allowing you to do what you do best – create.

Portable

Mini Space is a highly portable powerhouse built for secure on location media acquisition and editing in the field. At only 12KG it is lightweight and portable making it ideal for fast deployment around the World.

Platform Agnostic

GB Labs storage is developed for total cross platform compatibility, allowing PC, Mac and Linux platforms to collaborate and share data freely and efficiently.

High Performance

High data rates for consistent levels of performance with multiple users working in a high-resolution environment.

Energy Efficient

Mini Space SSD is highly energy efficient because it is cooler running, giving you performance, while saving on energy and therefore cost.

How Mini Space can help you

One of the only truly portable shared storage solutions available today. MiniSpace is only 12Kg and fits into a suitable flight case to keep the weight to only 23 Kg total, perfect to check in or carry into rugged locations. There is also DC options for the unit allowing you to run the unit from vehicle (12V) power or camera batteries.

The inclusion of a large RAID 6 protected storage gives peace of mind when off loading camera cards and keeps all data secure whilst editing or accumulating rushes in the field.

Performance

Chase editing (live ingest and editing on incoming files) is regularly used with MiniSpace and the sustained read/write performance of the unit is key to reliable captures.

Eight high performance 2.5” disks combined with our powerful GB Labs RAID controller provide up to 16TB of ultra resilient RAID 6 storage, to ensure rushes are stored safely in the field.

Options

Ethernet Cards

Additional connectivity can be added to the unit using PCI cards, with options for additional; 40GbE, 10GbE and 1GbE.

Redundant OS

Further resilience can be added by selecting a hardware mirrored OS; kit includes RAID contoller and dual SSD.

Power Options

Powering a portable solution is very important which is why the Mini range comes with Dual PSU and DC power as an options, ideal for OB deployment.

Warranty Extension

Total peace of mind can be added with comprehensive Warranty, covering all parts inside the unit and all incremental software updates within that period; three year Warranty (1+2), five year Warranty (1+4).

Cold Spare Parts

Hardware replacement parts that can be kept onsite for immediate response such as; hard disks, PSU, RAID controller.

Network Accessories

GB Labs storage is developed for total cross platform compatibility, allowing PC, Mac and Linux platforms to collaborate and share data freely and efficiently.

"Space has been extremely reliable. We’re always upgrading workstations here and it’s been very simple to connect them to the Space – unlike a SAN, the great thing is that you don’t need IT people on hand all the time to manage it".

MotionLink - Australia

Available Capacities

8.0 TB

16.0 TB

Specifications

Unit Dimensions H21.2, W27.0, D39.3cm
Weight (inc packaging) 13.5Kg
Dimensions (inc packaging) 48x40x36cm
Input Range 90 - 264 VAC, 50-60Hz
Power Requirements @ Standby 8W
Requirements @ Full load 125W
Operating Temperature Range 10 - 35C, Non Operating range -40 - 70C
Operating Humidity Range 8 -90% non-condensing
Non Operating Humidity Range 5 - 95% non-condensing
8 ‘hot swap’ 2.5” enterprise class drive units
Compact portable model RAID 6 operation for ultimate data protection Supports any mix of Windows, Mac and Linux clients No user licensing costs
No client software to install
Data replication to optional ECHO
Easy to administer
Quiet operation ideal for small office workgroups
4 x 1G Ethernet (GbE) ports for client connections
2 x 1G Ethernet (GbE) ports for system monitoring
1 x IPMI Ethernet port for hardware monitoring
Optional Dual Redundant AC PSU
Optional 12V DC power supply operation
1 year advanced replacement warranty on drives
1 year return to base warranty on other parts

Further Information

Tier 1 Brochure

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