But mac drive is on the PC side is that where you've seen the problems?
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, namyrb <namyrb@...> wrote:
>
> I'll have to second paragon. Ive just seen too many drives get killed using
> macdrive.
>
> On Thursday, January 5, 2012, Red Truck <redtruckproductions@...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have used Paragon "NTFS for Mac" http://bit.ly/zOFim5 on my Macbook with
> > success to read/write media files on exchange projects from a PC NTFS
> > format drive.
> >
> > Robert Alsop@
> > Red Truck
> > Video to go!
> > Toronto
> > 905-717-3718
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Kreines" <jeffkreines@...>
> > To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 8:00 PM
> > Subject: [Avid-L2] Thunderbolt to eSATA adapter?
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Forgive me for cross posting.
> >>
> >> I have a project coming up where I need to move drives back and forth
> >> between a W7 PC and a MacBook Pro.
> >>
> >> Some will be used to capture material on the PC, where I do not need a
> >> particularly high data rate (no problem using a 7200 RPM single SATA
> drive
> >> for this).
> >>
> >> I need to take these drives to a MacBook Pro (portability is an issue)
> for
> >> generating H264 web versions (QT Player 7 does this nicely) and also for
> >> copying files to additional drives and possibly FCP and AE (simple
> stuff).
> >>
> >> Thunderbolt seems necessary on the Mac end (vs FW800), and eSATA on the
> PC
> >> end. I looked at the Promise RAIDs, but the price just jumped, and they
> >> are Thunderbolt-only. So scratch them from consideration.
> >>
> >> Just found this which looks very useful:
> >>
> >>
> https://secure1.sonnettech.com/product_info.php?cPath=127_132&products_id=392&osCsid=71d4505f4b968e98251bb456e43eace8
> >>
> >> For an extra $49.95 Sonnet has an Expresscard 34 device that works with
> >> this and gives me 2 eSATA ports. Seems ideal, if it works.
> >>
> >> I would use this with either the 6TB G-Raids or maybe the cheaper 6TB
> >> MyBooks, both with eSATA ports. Might format all drives as HFS+ and use
> >> MacDrive on the PC. (Good or bad idea?)
> >>
> >> Also this lets me use cheap SATA raw drives in a $30 dock for backups. Is
> >> this too good to be true?
> >>
> >> So, anyone used this adapter? Anyone like or dislike the G-Raids?
> >>
> >> All advice appreciated... Especially Bob Zelin's.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Jeff Kreines
> >>
> >>
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