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@mindspring.com>
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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