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Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:43 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Denver Dan" denverdan22180
Howdy.
And now more Thunderbolt stuff coming out.
Finally a Thunderbolt device a bit more affordable.
HighPoint, RocketStor RS512 Drive Dock (HighPoint Technologies, Inc.)
$199.00 USD at Amazon.
<http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_RS5212-overview.htm >
This is a drive dock like the Thermaltake BlacX and Voyager Q.
Good Stuff:
- Two bays can hold two 3.5 inch hard drives, or, two 2.5 inch hard
drives, or mix them, or works with SSD drives.
- One Thunderbolt port.
Bad Stuff.
It would be more flexible is it had a USB AND a Thunderbolt port.
I've never heard of the HighPoint brand.
Does anybody have an opinion of the brand quality good or bad?
Denver Dan
And now more Thunderbolt stuff coming out.
Finally a Thunderbolt device a bit more affordable.
HighPoint, RocketStor RS512 Drive Dock (HighPoint Technologies, Inc.)
$199.00 USD at Amazon.
<http://www.highpoin
This is a drive dock like the Thermaltake BlacX and Voyager Q.
Good Stuff:
- Two bays can hold two 3.5 inch hard drives, or, two 2.5 inch hard
drives, or mix them, or works with SSD drives.
- One Thunderbolt port.
Bad Stuff.
It would be more flexible is it had a USB AND a Thunderbolt port.
I've never heard of the HighPoint brand.
Does anybody have an opinion of the brand quality good or bad?
Denver Dan
Fri Jul 12, 2013 5:50 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"T Hopkins" todhop
Highpoint has been around for a long time and is generally respected. The Highpoint Rocket RAID card is used a lot in the video business.
$200 for a drive dock is nuts. My eSATA drive docks cost me $35. Thunderbolt is an interesting device as a high performance bus for RAIDs or CPU connection, but it's simply not competitive in with applications that can be handled by HDMI, Mini-display, and USB 3. Apple needs to get the price down, but I don't see how that can happen.
Cheers,
tod
On Jul 11, 2013, at 11:43 PM, Denver Dan wrote:
> Howdy.
>
> And now more Thunderbolt stuff coming out.
>
> Finally a Thunderbolt device a bit more affordable.
>
> HighPoint, RocketStor RS512 Drive Dock (HighPoint Technologies, Inc.)
>
> $199.00 USD at Amazon.
>
> <http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series_RS5212-overview.htm >
>
> This is a drive dock like the Thermaltake BlacX and Voyager Q.
>
> Good Stuff:
> - Two bays can hold two 3.5 inch hard drives, or, two 2.5 inch hard
> drives, or mix them, or works with SSD drives.
> - One Thunderbolt port.
>
> Bad Stuff.
> It would be more flexible is it had a USB AND a Thunderbolt port.
>
> I've never heard of the HighPoint brand.
>
> Does anybody have an opinion of the brand quality good or bad?
>
> Denver Dan
>
>
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$200 for a drive dock is nuts. My eSATA drive docks cost me $35. Thunderbolt is an interesting device as a high performance bus for RAIDs or CPU connection, but it's simply not competitive in with applications that can be handled by HDMI, Mini-display, and USB 3. Apple needs to get the price down, but I don't see how that can happen.
Cheers,
tod
On Jul 11, 2013, at 11:43 PM, Denver Dan wrote:
> Howdy.
>
> And now more Thunderbolt stuff coming out.
>
> Finally a Thunderbolt device a bit more affordable.
>
> HighPoint, RocketStor RS512 Drive Dock (HighPoint Technologies, Inc.)
>
> $199.00 USD at Amazon.
>
> <http://www.highpoin
>
> This is a drive dock like the Thermaltake BlacX and Voyager Q.
>
> Good Stuff:
> - Two bays can hold two 3.5 inch hard drives, or, two 2.5 inch hard
> drives, or mix them, or works with SSD drives.
> - One Thunderbolt port.
>
> Bad Stuff.
> It would be more flexible is it had a USB AND a Thunderbolt port.
>
> I've never heard of the HighPoint brand.
>
> Does anybody have an opinion of the brand quality good or bad?
>
> Denver Dan
>
>
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Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:47 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
Yeah, little details like being in a RV campground and using their WiFi bandwidth, makes a big difference.
Since it is possibly remote, it is probably worse than WiFi in a motel or hotel.
On Jul 11, 2013, at 7:26 PM, Denver Dan wrote:
Well, that makes the issue something different.
I'd try going home to see if YouTube works! :-)
Denver Dan
On Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:37:31 +0000, halboye18 wrote:
> I'm using wifi at an RV campground.... think I'll wait to see what
> happens at the next place we stop.
>
> thanks to all of you who responded, hal
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Since it is possibly remote, it is probably worse than WiFi in a motel or hotel.
On Jul 11, 2013, at 7:26 PM, Denver Dan wrote:
Well, that makes the issue something different.
I'd try going home to see if YouTube works! :-)
Denver Dan
On Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:37:31 +0000, halboye18 wrote:
> I'm using wifi at an RV campground..
> happens at the next place we stop.
>
> thanks to all of you who responded, hal
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