Thunderbolt

Geoffrey Cox · September 12th, 2012, 04:46 PM

Been looking for an external, thunderbolt drive for that forlorn and wasted thunderbolt port on my MacBook Pro. Nothing fancy needed, low price bracket, max 1tb, storage.

There's not much out there is there?

The Buffalo Ministation has TB and USB3.0 (not much good to me, but still..) and is OK - looks about right (though only 1 TB port) but cheapest I can find is £180. That's a lot of money really. And I can't find anything else cheaper (apart from more complex arrangements with a USB3.0 drive and TB adapter and even then it's not much cheaper).

Anyone know of anything else that's available? Is it just a case of waiting / forgetting about it?

(It's worth noting too that given the Ministation uses a spinning disc, it can't go anywhere near TB's top speed, and in fact operates at much the same speed as USB3.0 - still pretty quick mind you)

Pete Bauer · September 12th, 2012, 10:21 PM

See this thread on the same topic:
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/final-cu...e-devices.html

Nate Haustein · September 13th, 2012, 12:19 AM

Planning on getting a Ministation this week sometime. Anything is better than FireWire and I need the speed for multicam. Supposedly it's around twice as fast with real world speeds of around 100 Mb/s spinning disk and all. Seems useful. Other option is the Seagate GoFlex or a SSD model like the LaCie Or Elgato.

Geoffrey Cox · September 13th, 2012, 01:35 PM

Thanks Nate - would be interested to hear your experience / view if you get the Ministation.

Pete, I did look at that thread but all those mentioned there are too big and expensive for me.

Geoff

September 12th, 2012, 04:46 PM	#1
Geoffrey Cox Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huddersfield, UK Posts: 469	Thunderbolt - schmunderbolt? Been looking for an external, thunderbolt drive for that forlorn and wasted thunderbolt port on my MacBook Pro. Nothing fancy needed, low price bracket, max 1tb, storage. There's not much out there is there? The Buffalo Ministation has TB and USB3.0 (not much good to me, but still..) and is OK - looks about right (though only 1 TB port) but cheapest I can find is £180. That's a lot of money really. And I can't find anything else cheaper (apart from more complex arrangements with a USB3.0 drive and TB adapter and even then it's not much cheaper). Anyone know of anything else that's available? Is it just a case of waiting / forgetting about it? (It's worth noting too that given the Ministation uses a spinning disc, it can't go anywhere near TB's top speed, and in fact operates at much the same speed as USB3.0 - still pretty quick mind you)

September 12th, 2012, 10:21 PM	#2
Pete Bauer Wrangler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eagle River, AK Posts: 4,100	Re: Thunderbolt - schmunderbolt? See this thread on the same topic: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/final-cu...e-devices.html __________________ Pete Bauer The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein Trying to solve a DV mystery? You may find the answer behind the SEARCH function ... or be able to join a discussion already in progress!

September 13th, 2012, 12:19 AM	#3
Nate Haustein Trustee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,313	Re: Thunderbolt - schmunderbolt? Planning on getting a Ministation this week sometime. Anything is better than FireWire and I need the speed for multicam. Supposedly it's around twice as fast with real world speeds of around 100 Mb/s spinning disk and all. Seems useful. Other option is the Seagate GoFlex or a SSD model like the LaCie Or Elgato. __________________ Nate Haustein PXW-FX9 / FCPX www.flightcreativemedia.com

September 13th, 2012, 01:35 PM	#4
Geoffrey Cox Major Player Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Huddersfield, UK Posts: 469	Re: Thunderbolt - schmunderbolt? Thanks Nate - would be interested to hear your experience / view if you get the Ministation. Pete, I did look at that thread but all those mentioned there are too big and expensive for me. Geoff