Caporegime
I don’t think he will anymore, he did a video with the new M4 Pro MBP and from that review I think he is going to upgrade from his M1 Pro.
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I don’t think he will anymore, he did a video with the new M4 Pro MBP and from that review I think he is going to upgrade from his M1 Pro.
Man, the life of a tech reviewer must be sublime. lol
Soldato
Yep especially him, he likes to live life in the fast lane (especially in 35mph zones).
Soldato
I like the styling of this one but it’s still 10gb/s, though from the comments they say they’re designing a 40 gb/s version which I will wait to see what connectivity that one has.
Like the style too, but port selection isn't that great.
Caporegime
40gb/s.
With preferably 2 x USB-C front and 1 USB-A. + SD card.
I have reduced/removed almost all my need for USB-A devices in the past few years. The only ones on hand is the wifi dongle for my Keyboard. So add a USB-A to the back too.
With preferably 2 x USB-C front and 1 USB-A. + SD card.
I have reduced/removed almost all my need for USB-A devices in the past few years. The only ones on hand is the wifi dongle for my Keyboard. So add a USB-A to the back too.
Yay arrived.
All 3 Screens running as they should be damn is it going to take a while to get used to the Mac way of things again.
Only small issue right now is my external drives formatted to windows, seen this and wondered if it would do the job or sorting that.
www.paragon-software.com
All 3 Screens running as they should be damn is it going to take a while to get used to the Mac way of things again.
Only small issue right now is my external drives formatted to windows, seen this and wondered if it would do the job or sorting that.
Microsoft NTFS for Mac | Paragon Software
Boost Your Mac with Paragon File System Link. Read/write Microsoft NTFS files on your Mac for free.
www.paragon-software.com
Copy stuff off, reformat to APFS, copy stuff back.
Associate
That is really nice, and I think that my wife would like it, but not sure if the northerner in me is coming out... am I'm being tight that I think it's priced a little high at £72?
Size of drives ( movies drive) is far more than what I have available on the local drive, cause that was my first thought.
Actually suppose if I got an old HD drive and left it tranferring I can do that. God knows how long that would take lol.
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Caporegime
If it is 40gb/s it will be double that, minimum. If you google any Thunderbolt 4 hub, all the decent ones are like £200+
iBoysoft also does some neet software, but as feek suggests - your better option is playing musical chairs with your files and reformatting to APFSYay arrived.
All 3 Screens running as they should be damn is it going to take a while to get used to the Mac way of things again.
Only small issue right now is my external drives formatted to windows, seen this and wondered if it would do the job or sorting that.
Microsoft NTFS for Mac | Paragon Software
Boost Your Mac with Paragon File System Link. Read/write Microsoft NTFS files on your Mac for free.
Associate
That's fair enough
to be honest, I think we're just looking for the USB2/3 connectivity bult into a nice stand like that instead of a typical £10 USB hub which isn't so pretty.
Caporegime
That is also fair. A 10gb/s hub can be had for like £30. I guess they are charging more for materials and the NVME slot, and also more limited user base since they are selling to only new Mac Mini users, not everyone with a USB socket.
Associate
Indeed, and it is a very nice stand, if it was <£50 I think we'd have been tempted... for now I'll keep looking.
The nvme is a nice-to-have, but not required for my wife.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315891311634 I picked up this bad boy and regret nothing.
Associate
very nice, but way beyond our requirements / budget
Caporegime
For most people whose usage are light media, photos editing, 10gb/s is sufficient especially when it is not time critical and not very fast around the computer. It might be even prudent not to spend the £200 difference in Thunderbolt 4 since they are not even going to feel the difference or know the difference.
A lot of times there are other bottlenecks, like reading and writing an SD card into the computer. The SD card itself is likely to be much slower than the nvme or 10gb/s anyway. Having a Thunderbolt 4 hub won't speed up the SD card. Similarly, having a Thunderbolt 4 won't make playing a song off the SSD any better.
You need to be transferring lots of large files on a daily basis or minimum weekly basis to justify it.
A lot of times there are other bottlenecks, like reading and writing an SD card into the computer. The SD card itself is likely to be much slower than the nvme or 10gb/s anyway. Having a Thunderbolt 4 hub won't speed up the SD card. Similarly, having a Thunderbolt 4 won't make playing a song off the SSD any better.
You need to be transferring lots of large files on a daily basis or minimum weekly basis to justify it.
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Caporegime
For me though, I would pick one with the appropriate sockets on the front/back over ultimate speed given the trade off. I have a 40gb/s enclosure for an external SSD. Reading SD cards into it won't be helped with a Thunderbolt 4 enclosure when my cards are mostly UHS-1 speed.
Probably, but I was just really determined to get at least 144hz out of my monitor again and am a fan of overkill.
I will say it's great for accessing my DAS, although it's highlighting an imminent need to replace my hard drives some time soon.