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Recommendations on External Drive
Sorry - it seems the more I search, the more confused I become. I just bought a new MacBook Pro 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB 2400 MHz DDR4, 500GB APPLE SSD AP0512M (mid 2018).
I'm using Pro Tools 12 through an Mbox 2 - just personal recording. Looking for an external storage SSD, USB-C. Looking at: OWC Envoy Pro EX Glyph Atom SSD The OWC Envoy specs 1800MB/s while the Glyph specs 480 MB/s sustained transfer rate. Am I comparing the two correctly? Does anyone have experience with either of these or have any other recommendations? Looking for 1 TB, USB-C, budget <$400.00 Thank you! Rich |
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Re: Recommendations on External Drive
One is a SATA SSD and the other isn’t. That’s why there’s a large speed difference. From memory, I think the Envoy is an M.2 drive.
Also, do they still make current drivers for the Mbox 2? Is that interface actually working under High Sierra/Mojave? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Re: Recommendations on External Drive
"Is that interface actually working under High Sierra/Mojave"
OUCH! - I have not tried that yet. Thanks for the reply. Might be time to upgrade my interface... Thank you for pointing out the difference in drives. I guess the OWC is better? Kindest regards, Rich |
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Re: Recommendations on External Drive
Both drives use solid state storage. The OWC is a Thunderbolt connection, where the Glyph uses USB 3.1.
Thunderbolt is going to be a faster connection, but USB 3.1 is plenty fast to do what you need. Either drive would be fine. A lot of people in audio use Glyph, including myself, although they are both good companies and I don't think you can go wrong with either. |
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Re: Recommendations on External Drive
Thank you!
Rich |
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