Netstor Thunderbolt Raid for colorist or video editors!

[enthusiapictures]

This is a MUST buy!
If you are a video editor, motion graphics artist, colorist or freelancer doing post production you definitely need this.
It runs on super fast thunderbolt and runs your PCIe video cards like Blackmagic Decklink Extreme, AJA Kona and Red Rocket cards!
I'm running on just an iMac at home and I can view my 4k and 2k video in realtime!
Check it out: http://www.netstor.com.tw/_03/03_02.php?MTEy

 

[JacePhoto]

Thanks for sharing.

Does this boost up the graphics performance by using this product?

Looks like i can use a 13 Mac Book Pro and get high performance? haha. Reading the specs, we need to select our own cards? Thats difficult...

How much is it and where to buy?

 

[enthusiapictures]

Of course! yup u can hook it up on ur macbook pros.

Choosing a video card is not that difficult. You just have to know which one you like/want/need/afford.
1. http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/decklink
2. http://www.aja.com/en/family/kona
3. http://www.red.com/store/products/red-rocket (to playback red footages)

I got it from a local distributor in Singapore. They can help to advise and they sell online too.
I got it for USD1,000 excluding shipping.

You can check www.mochachailab.com or email them at orders@mochachailab.com.
They should be able to get back to you quickly.

For those who are planning to move to the new Mac Pros, this might be useful to know:
http://mochachailab.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Netstor-Storage-Solution-for-New-Mac-Pro.png

 

[DXNMedia]

Your post's header & content almost sounded like an advert.
The title states 'Thunderbolt Raid' but content is actually a thunderbolt to PCIe Extender. Got me confused for a while.

Sonnet actually came out with an Echo series Thunderbolt 2-slot PCIe extender ages ago.
I'm using quite a fair bit of their products, and particularly found their Thunderbolt to Expresscard34 adaptors wonderful since I have quite a fair bit of legacy video IO devices (AJA IO Express) using expresscard34 interface.

One drawback that I noticed with Thunderbolt devices is that I still haven't found many devices that can allow you to either daisy chain, or works something like a Thunderbolt port splitter.

Having said that, for $1k to get a PCIe extension just to use a PCIe Video IO card, I'd rather spend my money buying a new Thunderbolt equipped Video IO device like the BMD Ultrastudio. I've worked this year's time critical F1 race highlights with just a Mac Mini running an old FCP7 with a BMD Thunderbolt UltraStudio IO interface.. All realtime without a glitch.

Of course, if you really need the PCIe interfaces for RAID controllers cards, fibre channel interfaces, etc.., then you've got not much choice.

 

[JacePhoto]

Your post's header & content almost sounded like an advert.
The title states 'Thunderbolt Raid' but content is actually a thunderbolt to PCIe Extender. Got me confused for a while.

Sonnet actually came out with an Echo series Thunderbolt 2-slot PCIe extender ages ago.
I'm using quite a fair bit of their products, and particularly found their Thunderbolt to Expresscard34 adaptors wonderful since I have quite a fair bit of legacy video IO devices (AJA IO Express) using expresscard34 interface.

One drawback that I noticed with Thunderbolt devices is that I still haven't found many devices that can allow you to either daisy chain, or works something like a Thunderbolt port splitter.

Having said that, for $1k to get a PCIe extension just to use a PCIe Video IO card, I'd rather spend my money buying a new Thunderbolt equipped Video IO device like the BMD Ultrastudio. I've worked this year's time critical F1 race highlights with just a Mac Mini running an old FCP7 with a BMD Thunderbolt UltraStudio IO interface.. All realtime without a glitch.

Of course, if you really need the PCIe interfaces for RAID controllers cards, fibre channel interfaces, etc.., then you've got not much choice.

So, just to clarify (because i am technically less incline), this device allows u to boost your graphics/ video card capability?

 

[DXNMedia]

nope...not really....it's simply a thunderbolt to PCIe expansion device.
Allows you to add PCIe based cards to your computers that doesn't have PCIe card add-on capabilities, ie. iMac, Macbook Pros or Mac mini.
It doesn't boost any graphics or video capabilities on it's own.

 

[JacePhoto]

Oooh! Thanks Dixon for the clarifications!