I've heard good things about this Highpoint USB 3.0 dock.
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_RS5122B-app.htm
Importantly, it has a 6G SATA backplane -- which I haven't yet found in competing products.
They also make a SATA version, if you happen to have externalized 6G SAS ports (which the Z820 offers).
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_RocektStor_eSATA-Docks.htm
--- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Tim McLaughlin <mcltim.156@...> wrote:
>
> Is anyone using USB 3 drive docks for editing?
>
> I'm working with SATA docks at the moment, and very happy with them.
>
> But there is no SATA connection on an iMac and there are no Thunderbolt
> "docks" for bare SATA drives. USB 3 is right there tho...
>
> --
> Tim McLaughlin
> Final Cut, Avid and Premiere Pro Editor
> http://vimeo.com/mcltim
>
> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Wilson Chao <wilsonchao@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Shirley,
> >
> > I understand that Thunderbolt has technical advantages useful for
> > some high bandwidth applications. But given the substantial price
> > premium for Thunderbolt storage, will it actually allow you to do more
> > than cheaper alternatives? For my own real-time editing needs
> > (long-form nonfiction, DNxHD media) I never exceed the bandwidth of
> > SATA 1.0, USB 3.0, or even FW800. Sure, it would be nice to have
> > faster copying (I'm now backing up some data from a local bare drive,
> > via a USB 3.0 dock, over GigE to my NAS and it's showing 8 hrs. to go)
> > but that's a "walk away overnight" task, so it's not worth much money
> > to accelerate. Why is it important for your needs?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Wilson
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 12:09 PM, Shirley Gutierrez <guanacaa@...>
> > wrote:
> > Soon, I will need to add to my home system's storage capabilities,
> > and when I went to Amazon to look around, I found myself eyeing the
> > Thunderbolt compatible G-Raid 4TB. Anybody tried this series of drives
> > yet? Is it still to soon to jump on the Thunderbolt bandwagon?
> >
>
>
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