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Mac Pro refresh at WWDC?
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[Kevin Patrick] “Install FCPX? Okay, that doesn’t unistall it, but it does kind of move it out of the way. “
That say’s it all.
[Kevin Patrick] “I hope I haven’t started a Win vs. Mac discussion.”
Me too,
[Kevin Patrick] “I’m not interested in bashing Windows.”
That was the sole purpose of your original post, what else was there?
Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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[Herb Sevush] “That was the sole purpose of your original post, what else was there?”
It may seem to have been my purpose, but it wasn’t.
I was simply responding to the question about whether I had used it. I had. And as I pointed out, I could work with it, but I hope I don’t have to.
I think I was posting my preference and I clarified by saying that I’m not interested in bashing Windows. I’m long past that discussion. People should use what works for them.
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[Chris Harlan] “I’m using the LaCie eSATA adaptor and it works quite well. It also has pass-through, making it daisy chain-able.”
Doesn’t seem very portable. Does it require the use of the AC adapter?
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I’m on tenterhooks too. Got to make a decision on some kit soon – I’d love to pair up my Avid/Adobe/Resolve PC with a Smoke for Mac finishing station, but I’m damned if I’m going to walk away from an 8 core Xeon workstation with 24gb ram and a Quadro to go and finish on an iMac!!
If the mac pro goes the same way as all Apple ‘pro’ gear seems to be going, I would consider a Hackintosh Smoke station.. anyone heard of a good recipe? -
[Dan Stewart] “I would consider a Hackintosh Smoke station.. anyone heard of a good recipe?”
I’ve heard great things about the new Ivy Bridge Gigabyte Mainboards with UEFI.
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[Gary Huff] “[Chris Harlan] “I’m using the LaCie eSATA adaptor and it works quite well. It also has pass-through, making it daisy chain-able.”
Doesn’t seem very portable.”
It’s a tiny thing. Fits in one hand.
[Gary Huff] ” Does it require the use of the AC adapter?
“Yes, but so do my eSATA drives, except for my G-RAID mini which can run on USB while hooked up as eSATA.
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Press Windows key or click start and then type “notepad”, hit enter. That’s where notepad is for a Windows user.
Santiago Martí
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[Chris Harlan] “Yes, but so do my eSATA drives, except for my G-RAID mini which can run on USB while hooked up as eSATA.”
Well, that means you have TWO AC Adapters rolling, while an eSATA ExpressCard just requires the use of the one on the hard drive, so I don’t see that as an improvement.
Isn’t Thunderbolt supposed to provide power? Why does this adapter requires the use of its own AC adapter?
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[Walter Soyka] “I suspect not. Look at the language here around Windows — it’s “the dark side” or “gives me the shivers” or “would rather do self-flagellation.”
I get it, though. I was a Mac guy and Apple evangelist who was really suspicious of Windows until I started actually using it. I had to see for myself that Windows 7 worked really well before I believed it.
“A lot of the fear, too, comes from dealing with consumer iterations of Windows. Once upon a time, I had very pleasant relations with NT, 2000, and XP. True, you had to know how to use them, but they were very good and very stable in their time.
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[Gary Huff] “[Chris Harlan] “Yes, but so do my eSATA drives, except for my G-RAID mini which can run on USB while hooked up as eSATA.”
Well, that means you have TWO AC Adapters rolling, while an eSATA ExpressCard just requires the use of the one on the hard drive, so I don’t see that as an improvement.”
I don’t recall making any kind of statement that LaCie eSATA adaptor was an “improvement” over an ExpressCard. But, if I had to choose one or the other, I would choose TBolt. It can daisy-chain. Express Card can’t. With ExpressCard, I’ve always had to choose eSATA or MXO2 out. With TBolt, you can get both. Also, if something becomes disconnected from your TBolt chain, you don’t have to worry about the immanent kernel panic that looms every time the spring-loaded ExpressCard slot accidentally ejects the card because of a jostle or nudge.
[Gary Huff] “Isn’t Thunderbolt supposed to provide power? Why does this adapter requires the use of its own AC adapter?
“It provides some power. Clearly not enough. The only thing I’m aware of that runs off TBolt power is the Elgato SSD, and that has no pass-through.
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