Success w MacBookPro/ExpressCard34?

[Nate Stephens]

I am using an Addonics Sata Express card with no problems.. They were the low price leader when I got it.

No problems at all running Leopard and FC on my Mac Book Pro using the sata express card or the firewire express cards…

FCP, Mac Pro, Mac Book Pro, HPX500, HVX200, Betacam, Dvcam
Write for the Edit, Shoot for the Edit, Edit…..KISS Principle

[Baz Leffler]

Gudday Sherwood

I use a MacBookPro 2.5 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo and the latest FCS 2/Leopard and have no problems at all (I also run bootcamp/Vista on it)

I use a eSATA II 300 Express Card adapter that has 2 x eSata connections with it and it works gr8 as well.

The workflow I use with the MacBookPro and the Sony Ex1 is that I plug in the Sony SxS into the express card slot and the eSata external drive into the firewire connector (they have multiple interfaces) and move all my data off the SxS into organised folders. Then I remove the SxS card and insert the eSata Express Card adapter and plug the eSata drives into that and edit away.

When I need to run totally battery I use a Lacie Rugged drive and connect via FW800 but I can also plug a 12 volt battery pack into the eSata external drive if I need to – I just like to keep the wiring spiderweb down to a minimum!

I have a big job coming up soon where I need to do location playouts into a network feed and I am tossing up between Aja ioHD or the Matrox MXO – one runs on batteries and the other doesn’t but one uses the Express card slot and the other uses the FW800 so my decision will probably be based on what I need with connectivity but both can do HD-SDI which is what I need.

Baz

What would I do without the ‘UNDO’ button!!!!

[Nathan Alber]

i have a SIIG Express34 FW800 card that i’ve been using for about 11 months now. I’ve had no problems with it in my MacBook Pro.