[Bob Zelin]

if you LACP the 2 QNAP ports to 2 of the ports on the Netgear switch (LACP 802.3ad), you get 20 Gb/sec instead of 10Gb/sec. This increases your total aggregate bandwidth from server to switch.

This however does not work for client to switch. If you create the LAG, you only get redundancy, not greater bandwidth.

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

[Bob Zelin]

not a stupid question at all.
But you are not being clear.
You have TWO Win 10 PC’s, and one Mac – all with thunderbolt.
You want to connect ALL of this to a single storage system – can you do it ? Is that your question ?

Well, you can’t plug all three devices into a G-Tech or Promise Thunderbolt drive (daisy chain the thunderbolt ports to one storage device). BUT you CAN connect all three (both Mac and PC at the same time) to a network attached storage box like a QNAP TVS-1282T3, and do exactly what you want. And if you decide to splurge and spend an extra $200 per computer for thunderbolt to 10G adaptor, then you can have a lot more than only 3 computers share the same storage media at the same time, by simply using an inexpensive 10G switch.

If I did not answer your question, please write back.
Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

[Bob Zelin]

Wait –
are you telling me that animals do not talk, sing and dance ?
What is WRONG with you ? Of course they do.
The next thing you will tell me is that there is no Santa Claus.

And the next thing you tell me is that people used to actually edit with film – using a splicing block !
Do you think that anyone will actually believe that !

https://www.fastcompany.com/1754288/and-eighth-day-god-created-apple

https://hackernoon.com/on-the-8th-day-god-made-the-iphone-and-he-saw-that-it-was-good-352670481f7a

Bob

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

[Bob Zelin]

sure Jon –
get a LAN-10G2T-X550 card, and you will add two 10G ports. Or you can simply just buy a small 10G switch like the QNAP QSW-1208-8C.

If you need help, just let me know.
Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

[Bob Zelin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eX9wpWpBRM

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

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[Bob Zelin]

https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC-143/Buy_164

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

[Bob Zelin]

Todd –
you don’t need to convince me that “the lowest price wins”. But with that said – when Apple is going to charge 20 grand for what any PC competitor can make for half that price – well, it’s Apple looking to “price gouge” their loyal client base. If they made the Mac Pro in the US, and sold it for the price they are currently listing, they would still make a ton of money.

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

[Bob Zelin]

the TVS-872XT-16G is an excellent product. It’s $1799, plus drives. Don’t forget to get a small switch, like a
QNAP QSW-1208-8C, and 10G adaptors for your computers.

This is an excellent choice.
The QNAP can auto sync to Blackblaze B2, Google Drive, DropBox, Amazon AWS, and others. Just remember, that you are at the mercy of your internet upload speed, so don’t be expecting to backup 50 TB to any cloud service.

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

[Bob Zelin]

but when are you placing your order for the new Mac Pro ? Are you saving up your pennies ?

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com

[Bob Zelin]

I have been thinking for the last several days, weather I should waste my time responding to this post.
But you know me – I love a good fight.

This is Flex, LTD.
They build (built) the 2013 Mac Pro –
https://flex.com/expertise/enterprise

here is a picture of one of their factories in Austin Texas –
https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x8644cbed1dfa90ed%3A0x9f14babca475d51a!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOFT7etDHCleHV01fu8jWL8o4fEfQ9iNZQFJSiZ%3Dw130-h87-n-k-no!5sflex%20austin%20texas%20-%20Google%20Search!15sCAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipOFT7etDHCleHV01fu8jWL8o4fEfQ9iNZQFJSiZ

They are an international manufacturer, with plants that build electronic assemblies all over the world –
look – here is their map
https://flex.com/connect/locations

And I assure you, that there are plenty of other companies in the United States (that could employ American citizens) that could do the same thing. And they are not “re trained” coal miners

So just like any politician (like the ones that are given billions of dollars in tax dollars, and the homeless crisis continues to grow out of control in places like California, Seattle, and Portland) – the politician (Mr. Cook in this instance) puts their spin onto this.

This story is similar in our industry to Behringer. Behringer makes “cheap audio crap” – but their products are just fine, and I have installed them countless times, instead of the more expensive brands – because people wanted to spend less money. Well, this turned out to be the case for a large portion of the audio industry in the planet, and now Behringer, which relocated to China, instead of manufacturing in Europe, now makes Midas audio boards, Klark Teknik, Bugera and Turbosound, as well as their own brand of products. Their plant, which is over 1 million square feet is in Zhongshan in China, and according to their Wiki site, they produce over 50,000 audio mixers a month.

A big difference here is that Behringer equipment is dirt cheap. Even products that used to be very expensive, like Midas audio mixers, are now relatively very inexpensive. I am sure that all those “stupid Europeans” who invented all these great products can manage to find some people to make these products in Europe, but as well all know, its SO much cheaper to make it in China – and this way Uli Behringer gets richer and richer.

So please don’t tell me that there are no qualified manufacturing facilities in the United States – there are certainly plenty of them, and even if they are small, they can be developed.

I mean, even Toyota from Japan, manages to use that “stupid American labor” in their manufacturing plants in
Mississippi, Kentucky, San Antonio, Indiana, Alabama, and West Virginia. And I think they sell a lot more
Toyota automobiles than they will EVERY sell professional Mac Pro’s. So don’t you really think that Apple could figure out how to get Flex, Ltd. to build the new Mac Pro’s ? I mean, it’s just assembly (wave soldering) – they are not making the chip sets, the AMD graphics cards, the power supplies, the CPU’s. Those are all third party companies, so Apple is just ASSEMBLING in China. They could be assembling with Flex in Texas.

There is only ONE problem – the profit margin on those $12,000 – $20,000 Mac Pro’s would be much smaller, as you would have to pay those damn lazy American workers, who expect a minimum wage, weekends off, and health benefits. WELL SCREW THEM ? Right ? Mr. Cook needs a new private jet this year.

Bob Zelin

Bob Zelin
Rescue 1, Inc.
bobzelin@icloud.com