Re: [Avid-L2] USB3 ExpressCard and Macbook Pro 17' 2011

I keep mediafiles on a bunch of bare drives that I move between a "dumb"
(passive, no electronics, just wires) 4-slot eSATA box on one Avid, and a
2-slot USB 3.0 drive dock on another Avid. They both work fine, with data
transfer rates perfectly usable for DNxHD editing.

I like the USB 3.0 dock because it's the closest we have to a
universally-supported interface. Just about every computer made these days
can see it.




On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 9:41 AM, werkru007 <werkru@gmail.com> wrote:

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>
>
> Hello All
>
> I am working on a low budget project and we are trying to work the best
> way of putting a edit drive together.
>
> We already have 4x 3TB WD drives. We are looking at buying the DataTale
> 4bay RAID USB3 Enclosure. Possibly set it up to RAID 5.
>
> The enclosure will be connected to a Macbook Pro 17' 2011 model.
>
> My question is...
>
> What will the performance be like if I use a USB 3 ExpressCard in my
> Macbook Pro and connect the RAID enclosure via USB3? Will it be fast enough
> for editing? Does USB3 still have the same burst technology like USB2 but
> only faster?
>
> I was looking at the Lacie ExpressCard. Anyone have any experience with
> this card. There is mixed feeling about the Lacie and other cards. I know
> different ExpressCards offer different performance. Any suggestions?
>
> The other option is to go for the eSata Enclosure model but that seems to
> be buying something that would not last much longer. Then again if eSata is
> the better choice then we will go for that.
>
> I do not know of any Thunderbolt 4/5Bay RAID Enclosure available...???
>
> Appreciate all your thoughts and opinions.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>


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