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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

RED STATION MINI

Hellya! Thunderbolt MBP to RedStation.

Isn't the drive slowing the process down though? Is thunderbolt just too fast for the speed of the SSD mag? Anyone know the numbers?

And FW800 is a bit slower than the SSD mags?

Bob Gundu said:
Cool. Now we just need the redStation mini thunderbolt Hub.
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Ketch who is your bombsquad rep?

KETCH ROSSi said:
NO, the store has been announced Down for maintenance, but at list I got the order in... ;)

Too bad this didn't came out few days earlier, I would had loved not to carry the Original bigger ones in my Bag all the way to Brazil.

Its okay, I guess I'll carry the mini's happily to my trip in NZ after that... ;)
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It's not only smaller with all the same features but $60 bucks cheaper too. If you want to wait, I'll buy your redstation used.
SeanBrown said:
Would have bought this instead of the one i bought a few weeks ago.. Oh well.
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That's a pretty big window between 180-280. Why the 100MB flux?

Brian Iannone said:
The REDMAG operates at between 180-280 MB/s. eSATA II is capable of transferring data at 285 MB/s.
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Ouch, you are going to use LaCie drives for important files? iTunes, a few pictures, maybe some games. LaCie customer service can be terrible in the misfortune event of the driving going out on your or works irregularly.

Greg M said:
Actually according to Lacie, if you daisy chain their drives you can get up to 800MB/sec
http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?id=10549

but doesnt help much when your SSD cant keep up.
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Couldn't agree more. Firewire has been great, FW1600+ would have been great, especially if they used the same I/O as the FW800s.

Jarred Land said:
Portable drives that you need to plug into the wall is just plain retarded.

I almost wish Firewire grew up instead of meeting its death ( or near death ).. i really think it was a great interface for many reasons.. it just never took the next step for speed.

So let us see if the PC guys (when the thunderbolt doors are opened to them) can make it a winner.. right now it is just not there yet.
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OH my, didn't realize I had so much to say and so terribly, terribly late.
 
Nice. :)
 
Can I connect the USB 2.0 port on my 2009 Mac Pro with the USB 3.0 port on the RED Station Mini and receive 3.0 speeds?
 
I'm afraid not, Daniel. The USB controller on your mac has a theoretical maximum throughput of 480Mbps. You can get a PCIe USB 3.0 adapter for your Mac Pro and get better speeds, though.
 
USB 3.0 PCIe adapters run in the $60-100 range, so it won't set you bac too much if you have an open PCIe slot and need faster transfer speeds.
 
Cal Digit is making USB 3.0 cards for the aging Mac towers.. just be sure to keep up on new drivers. Wish Apple would come out with a new tower already....
 
Jarred Land said:
Cal Digit is making USB 3.0 cards for the aging Mac towers.. just be sure to keep up on new drivers. Wish Apple would come out with a new tower already....
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Off topic... Rocket Cards ... The new systems coming out are asking for Thunderbolt enabled cards... Should I get an old tower or will there be a solution for me to use my Rocket card with something else...
 
Crap, I just got the Mini's, now I just got an other two with the USB 3, ah ha... Oh, btw, BEAUTIFUL TOUCH on the Rear Module CAP, love it... I hope is made sturdy and lasts... ;)


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