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G-Tech vs CalDigit
I would appreciate some feedback on the following:
We edit DV, HDV and h.264 in Premiere CS4 on Windows XP or Vista depending upon the computer.
We are looking at using the Matrox MXO-2 mini to capture HDV and h.264 into the Matrox codec, or Neoform perhaps. Thus the perceived need for a fatter pipe. The MXO also offers an uncompressed HD option – presumably requiring even more throughput.
G-Tech 4TB RAIDs connect via eSATA or FW800, not a RAID card, but claim to provide multiple streams of HDV, DVCPRO HD etc. And one can apparently connect two together for 8 TB.
CalDigit HD Element is 8TB, uses a dedicated RAID card and no doubt has more bandwidth.
Question – putting price aside as that alone cannot be the deciding factor – is the G-Tech adequate for HDV, DV, h.264, Matrox? If so, does the CalDigit offer any additional benefits?
If not, then the CalDigit would be the winner.
Hope this all makes sense.
Thanks
Mike Cohen
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Thanks to my flux capacitor, I went back in time on the CalDigit forum, encountered a helpful mad scientist named Bob Zelin, and got what seems like the definitive manifesto on why CalDigit HD Element is the right product for me, and why G-Tech ain’t. In fact looking at the G-Tech forum it seems to be chock full of failures and problems – more so proportionally than most other forums. I’m sold.
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/228/686
Mike Cohen
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