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USB 3 for MacPro (Industry’s First 4-Port USB 3.0 for Mac Systems)
Industry’s First 4-Port USB 3.0 PCI-E Gen 2 x4 RAID HBA for Mac Systems
https://www.hptmac.com/product.php?_index=77
The RocketU Quad USB 3.0 for Mac delivers class-leading 20Gb/s transfer bandwidth, and is optimized for external SSD and hard drive configurations. Each of the 4 dedicated USB 3.0 ports supports true 5Gb/s transfer speeds.
The Rocket Quad USB 3.0 for Mac will recognize pre-configured external hard disks and SSD’s, and its intuitive web-based Management interface allows you to quickly and easily configure RAID 0, 1 and JBOD arrays.– 4 USB 3.0 5Gb/s type-A ports
– Supports up to 4 external USB HDD/SSD
– Backwards compatible with USB 2.0 & 1.1
– Hot-Swap and Hot-Plug
– One-Year limited WarrantyInteresting?!
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they need to contact Blackmagic to see if it works with the Blackmagic USB 3 products that they have. But will they do this – NOOOOOOOOOOOO….. (and if they do, boy will I be the first one to say that I am wrong).
I dont’ care about USB3 drives on a Mac Pro – what I do care about is compatibility with the tons of USB 3 hardware that Blackmagic has.
Bob Zelin
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Issue is that the BMD USB3 products work with very few Mac NLEs:
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/ultrastudiosdi/software/
Adobe Premiere Pro on Mac is shown…but Avid on PC is indicated…not Avid on Mac. FCX? Lots of Macs now have USB 3 ports (MacBook Pros, iMacs), but I guess since they also have Thunderbolt, that is the choice to go with.
Shane
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I just picked up the new Drobo 5D case which has both Thunderbolt and USB 3 ports. Easy way to add fast storage to Mac Pro with this card… hey and the Drobo 5D actually ships beefy Thunderbolt and USB 3 cables in the box!
Lance Bachelder
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What speeds are you getting with it?
Steve Connor
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well over 200 MB sec. writes, 300MB sec. reads – but it also has mSATA port – Crucial 64GB is on order which should, in theory, increase performance and turn it into a giant “fusion” drive. 15TB via 5 3TB drives gives 11 TB useable with huge, proprietary protection – different than Raid 5 or 6.
Lance Bachelder
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Is this your first Drobo Lance? It seems like people either love them or hate them.
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Yeah my first and wouldn’t buy one based one reviews of older models. 5D is brand new model – install was a breeze, Drobo software is very clean super easy to use – set-up was automatic and took just a few minutes to format and configure 5 3TB drives. I like their safety features better than usual Raid 5 or 6 plus you can even install various sized drives if you have a bunch laying around.
I’ll get my 64GB Crucial mSATA drive (the Drobo recommended size/model) later this week and will see if there are any performance increases. Keeping my fingers crossed…
Lance Bachelder
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I’ve been enticed by Drobo but always read enough negative reviews not to take the plunge. Maybe the new units will change my mind.
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