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USB3 vs eSata via ExpressCard
Hello All
I am working on a low budget docie which means no money for edit drives.
We have 4x 3TB WD internal drives and looking at buying a Netstor 5Bay RAID enclosure with USB3, eSata and FW800 connections. Drive will be setup to RAID 5
I want to get a ExpressCard for my Macbook Pro 17′ (2011 model 8,3)
What is the best connection option…USB3 or eSata?
Will be using ProRes 422 media mostly.
I hear different things about USB3….
– Cant daisy chain with USB3
– Sonnets card burned out the hardrives connected
– Lacie cards only support Lacie drives
– Speed not really as fast or faster than eSata. Throughput of USB 3 is low.Anyone have any experience with USB3 or eSata cards?
Any thoughts on the Netstor 5Bay USB3/eSata/FW800?Appreciate your advice!!
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1 Reply
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I’d go with eSata or FW800 for editing. Both of those protocols move video information (steam stream of data) more efficiently than USB (data bursts).
Ryan Holmes
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