Re: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: Anybody working with G Raid Thunderbolt drives yet?

Pffft... mine goes up to 11.



On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 4:42 PM, ksirul <kenavid2@glueedit.com> wrote:
> 600mb/s isn't all that impressive. I'm getting 650 from my VideoRaid SR via SAS.
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Jim Feeley <jfeeley@...> wrote:
> >
> > I'm pretty sure CalDigit's Thunderbolt stuff --STILL-- isn't yet shipping. At least that's how it looks to me:
> > http://www.caldigit.com/products.asp#Thunderbolt1
> >
> > Bummer, because their stuff seems pretty decent for the price. A friend is using the thunderbolt Promise Pegasus RAID systems. Just pinged him and he replied:
> > "I'm using the Pegasus R6 12TB. Getting 600 mb/s in Raid 5 via Thunderbolt. It was a great purchase."
> >
> > Note that he regularly backs up. :-). Also, he works with 4K red footage and After Effects stuff a lot. Like Wilson says, Thunderbolt commands a bit of a price premium...
> >
> >
> > Jim
> > PS- Hey Shirley! I still have that book for you...
> >
> >
> > On May 15, 2013, at 10:43 AM, Shirley Gutierrez wrote:
> >
> > > Hey thanks! I really appreciate the input, and I'll check out the link, and have a look at CalDigit as well.
> > >
> > > Knock on wood, my G-Raid units have been totally stable for years now, but it's always possible there was a bad run of them. Good to know.
> > >
> > > Shirley
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: blafarm <blafarm@...>
> > > To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Wed, May 15, 2013 10:39 am
> > > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: OT: Anybody working with G Raid Thunderbolt drives yet?
> > >
> > > I have no personal experience with G-Raid, but there sure are a lot of failed
> > > units and negative responses out there.
> > >
> > > I think Thunderbolt on a Mac platform is more than ready-for-primetime.
> > > However, you might want to do some searching about failed G-Tech units -- and
> > > maybe take a short look around the COW G-Tech forum to get a sense of what's
> > > happening:
> > >
> > > http://forums.creativecow.net/tags/g-technology
> > >
> > > Just my opinion, but were I to go the Thunderbolt route, I think I'd be looking
> > > more at products from companies like CalDigit. However, others on this list may
> > > disagree.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Shirley Gutierrez <guanacaa@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 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?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Shirley
> >
>
>


------------------------------------

Search the official Complete Avid-L archives at: http://archives.bengrosser.com/avid/
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Avid-L2/

<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional

<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Avid-L2/join
(Yahoo! ID required)

<*> To change settings via email:
Avid-L2-digest@yahoogroups.com
Avid-L2-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Avid-L2-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/