HD Native On A MacBook Pro ?

[Roulette Records]

Want to know if anyone else has successfully been using HD Native on a MacBook Pro using the Magma Express Buss to PCIe expansion chassis (rackmounted 1U) to host the card ?

Seems like it should work fine no prob, but just wanted to ask the real world users if this is a yay or nay situation ?

Also, if it is doable, and others are doing this fine with no hiccups, do you have any advice as to some quarks I would need to look out for ? Or any advice that would keep me from running into some work out-able issue that you ran across ?

Thanks in advance for your help --

[thephil]

Yeah I also want to know of it can be done via thunderbolt? I really need to update my MacBook and don't want to be stuck.

[Oliver M]

Originally Posted by Roulette Records

Want to know if anyone else has successfully been using HD Native on a MacBook Pro using the Magma Express Buss to PCIe expansion chassis (rackmounted 1U) to host the card ?

Seems like it should work fine no prob, but just wanted to ask the real world users if this is a yay or nay situation ?

Also, if it is doable, and others are doing this fine with no hiccups, do you have any advice as to some quarks I would need to look out for ? Or any advice that would keep me from running into some work out-able issue that you ran across ?

Thanks in advance for your help --

The Magma ExpressBox1 and ExpressBox1 Pro chassis are compatible with HD Native and the MBP 17". You connect the chassis through the ExpressCard/34 Host Card to the MBP's ExpressCard/34 slot.

If the Magma Thunderbolt chassis will be compatible is unknown yet. You may want to wait a few more weeks for an answer to that.


Oliver

[nst7]

The Magma won't be available until mid to late December, so there's no way to know just yet.

Sonnett has a similar PCIe to Thunderbolt chassis that's only 1 slot, and it won't be out until the end of January.

[Roulette Records]

Originally Posted by Oliver M

The Magma ExpressBox1 and ExpressBox1 Pro chassis are compatible with HD Native and the MBP 17". You connect the chassis through the ExpressCard/34 Host Card to the MBP's ExpressCard/34 slot.

If the Magma Thunderbolt chassis will be compatible is unknown yet. You may want to wait a few more weeks for an answer to that.


Oliver

Originally Posted by nst7

The Magma won't be available until mid to late December, so there's no way to know just yet.

Sonnett has a similar PCIe to Thunderbolt chassis that's only 1 slot, and it won't be out until the end of January.

Oh SNAP ! Thanks so much for the answers guys. And I wasn't even thinking about Thunderbolt for this.... This is a great idea. Is Thunderbolt faster than PCIe though ? Actually, I know that answer, it is. It is faster than "board level" components in the computer including the OS drive !!! LOL...

But my question is, after daisy chaining 6 items (for me 5 drives and 1 I/O interface) on this Thunderbolt connection.... Would it possibly be more efficient to leave the HD Card on another Bus, like the Express Card Bus ? Seems logical. I mean I could cut down to 4 drives, 1 I/O interface and then this expansion card chassis, so that would total 6 and work on the Thunderbolt path... BUT even though Apple is bragging about the bandwidth Thunderbolt has, I still am weary about putting ALL this there... why not spread it out ? The drives will be taking up A LOT of the bandwidth, then add the interface.... Hmmm

I will do it all Thunderbolt though IF I or someone could do the math a we figure that even with all my drives and the I/O interface on Thunderbolt that the HD Card still will have more free usable speed on the Thunderbolt path grouped with all them things vs it being by itself on the Express Bus path...

What do you think guys ?