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Jonathan Shaw · March 20th, 2011, 10:51 PM

I have been looking at purchasing a Thecus 5 bay drive, now the question is if I go through a gigabit router will it be as fast as FW800?

Or is it better to get something with a FW800 interface, I know that there is the new apple interface but I need a reasonably quick solution and can't be bothered to wait till devices become available.

Arnie Schlissel · March 21st, 2011, 10:35 AM

Get the FW drive. The ethernet will not really be fast enough for editing.

Jonathan Shaw · March 21st, 2011, 03:08 PM

Thanks Arnie

Kevin Spahr · March 24th, 2011, 11:18 AM

In reguards to Thunderbolt, I understand that Intel will not license it for aftermarket cards. It will only be available on new machines. That bites.

Nigel Barker · March 25th, 2011, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin Spahr

In reguards to Thunderbolt, I understand that Intel will not license it for aftermarket cards. It will only be available on new machines. That bites.

As I understand it this is not a question of refusing to licence the technology but simply that Thunderbolt boards cannot be added to existing computers by an expansion card as Thunderbolt chips need direct access to both the systems video and PCI express architectures.

March 20th, 2011, 10:51 PM	#1
Jonathan Shaw Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 552	Thecus 5 Bay drive I have been looking at purchasing a Thecus 5 bay drive, now the question is if I go through a gigabit router will it be as fast as FW800? Or is it better to get something with a FW800 interface, I know that there is the new apple interface but I need a reasonably quick solution and can't be bothered to wait till devices become available. __________________ www.ginclearfilm.com www.facebook.com/ginclearfilm

March 21st, 2011, 10:35 AM	#2
Arnie Schlissel Major Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York NY Posts: 322	Re: Thecus 5 Bay drive Get the FW drive. The ethernet will not really be fast enough for editing. __________________ Post production is not an afterthought! www.arniepix.com

March 21st, 2011, 03:08 PM	#3
Jonathan Shaw Major Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 552	Re: Thecus 5 Bay drive Thanks Arnie __________________ www.ginclearfilm.com www.facebook.com/ginclearfilm

March 24th, 2011, 11:18 AM	#4
Kevin Spahr Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carlisle, PA Posts: 451	Re: Thecus 5 Bay drive In reguards to Thunderbolt, I understand that Intel will not license it for aftermarket cards. It will only be available on new machines. That bites.