LaCie eSATA HUB is AWESOME

[Matt Johnston]

Rick,
Thanks for sharing that info....I've found that as well as Sonnet's new hardware:
I think there is even a faster way to do this now over T-bolt...since the Lacie device is only 3gb/s box...i chose NOT to get it and instead went with Sonnet's little T-bolt breakout box with express 34 card and 2 esata connections....these are both sonnet hardware and their new version 2 allows up to 6gb/s. I've not tried it, but it arrives next week at which time i'll try it...

Unfortunately the Sonnet adapter only has one Thunderbolt port - so no daisy chaining. Which for me is a no-go as my monitor has to be last on the chain.

[Chris McKechnie]

I love this adapter. :-)

Red Station via Esata - Lacie Hub - Promise Technology RAID Thunderbolt Drive = 9 minute offload time for 116GB of Data

Red Station via Esata - Lacie Hub - MAXX Digital Esata Edit Vault = 15 minute offload time for 116GB of Data

[Chris Hagan]

I was not impressed with the Sonnet Echo Express. I see much faster speeds from the Lacie hub.

[Sulekh Suman]

I love this adapter. :-)

Red Station via Esata - Lacie Hub - Promise Technology RAID Thunderbolt Drive = 9 minute offload time for 116GB of Data

Red Station via Esata - Lacie Hub - MAXX Digital Esata Edit Vault = 15 minute offload time for 116GB of Data

Chris,

I am using your second set up but it takes almost twice as long with check summing? I am sure moving to your first set up will help. I quite like the
hub. I am hoping that Red would add thunderbolt to the Red Station soon.

[Michael Jarvis]

I am having and interesting situation with my Lacie Hub. Hope someone can help. I have a Sonnet D400 Raid enclosure with 4 drives in it. I do not have them setup as a raid though. I have them partitioned as 4 individual dives (long story...) I want to leave them as 4 individual drives. When I plug the Sonnet raid into he Lacie Hub and into my new MacBook Pro Retna the computer only sees drive #2. None of the other drives will show.

Any advise?

[Michael Dalton]

Combine this with the new Macbook Pro with two thunderbolt hubs, and 2 USB 3.0 and life will get a lot faster. For a guy like me that downloads cards in the field, it is a life saviour.

[Jacob T. Ritley]

Rick,
Thanks for sharing that info....I've found that as well as Sonnet's new hardware:
I think there is even a faster way to do this now over T-bolt...since the Lacie device is only 3gb/s box...i chose NOT to get it and instead went with Sonnet's little T-bolt breakout box with express 34 card and 2 esata connections....these are both sonnet hardware and their new version 2 allows up to 6gb/s. I've not tried it, but it arrives next week at which time i'll try it...

Johnny,

Where is this Sonnet thunderbolt breakout box that you mentioned? Are you talking about the Echo Pro?

Thanks,
Jacob