Return-Path: Received: from imr-da05.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.147] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4648758 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:41:25 +0100 Received: from mtaout-db04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-db04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.196]) by imr-da05.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q281mJdc008963 for ; Wed, 7 Mar 2012 20:48:19 -0500 Received: from broom.home (pool-108-23-214-125.lsanca.fios.verizon.net [108.23.214.125]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-db04.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id B7960E000092; Wed, 7 Mar 2012 20:48:18 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [AE] Media server question Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_F09F7B84-38FE-4D75-916F-06AF80327BAD" From: Tim Sassoon In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:48:17 -0800 Cc: Tim Sassoon Message-Id: <906742E1-D6DD-49A6-9193-0E31714AA47D@aol.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20110426; t=1331171299; bh=9S0/3ICkmAaqOUy3aNxmsvPeyZarwl4YYVdEcYAe/X8=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-Id:Date:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=Z5buhmeTe1QR0L8P7hA+6xdYffqh4pvPi7uCxuztR2yA/2MBrm0Bj8FrO6GIgflB7 yhhj6gOwLjfYmb5Ul+WAXyH5ffXeXGR3rzH2Pqczsg9zULeU9/YA+C+dtkV+VlPq8H ARPRh43tpoFrkECKGioYUgrHf5ebMHyVpP45pB2s= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:433202784:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33c44f580fe2299b X-AOL-IP: 108.23.214.125 --Apple-Mail=_F09F7B84-38FE-4D75-916F-06AF80327BAD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1GE. It would be nice if someone made a Thunderbolt eSATA/USB3/10GE = dongle, and you could uplink into 10GE into an otherwise 24 x 1GE = switch. I could use that. Sonnet makes a Thunderbolt ExpressCard34 = adapter, and Magma makes an outrageously-priced PCIe chassis. We've been = waiting a looong time for the promised profusion of Thunderbolt = peripherals. I've bought, used, and got rid of two Thunderbolt-equipped = machines without ever really using the port. Lots more potential than = actual, unfortunately. Tim Sassoon SFD Santa Monica, CA On Mar 7, 2012, at 4:49 PM, Alex Czetwertynski wrote: > Good call Tim > So how do you connect your mini to your other systems? Via Gigabit = Ethernet? Can you networks machines using Thunderbolt? >=20 >=20 > On Mar 7, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Tim Sassoon wrote: >=20 >> I'd recommend an Apple Mini, with a Promise Thunderbolt RAID, buying = Lion Server separately for $49. I've found the Minis to be quite awesome = little machines, lots of giddy up and go for something so small and = cheap. There's not much reason to buy the Mini Server version if you = need more than 1TB of space, and everyone does nowadays, so you might as = well have an optical drive. I've bought a bunch of Mini Servers for $999 = (with Snow Leopard Unlimited), and sold them two years later for about = $600 each, easily. Hard to beat that deal with a "white box" PC. >>=20 >>=20 >> Tim Sassoon >> SFD >> Santa Monica, CA >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Alex Czetwertynski wrote: >>=20 >>> Hello list >>>=20 >>> Wondering what people are using these days to manage media on small = productions (3-4 people). In the past I always just dedicated a single = computer to serve assets to various users, but everything goes through = Gigabit Ethernet and it isn't always fast enough. >>> Are there any good thunderbolt or other options out there that don't = require super expensive cards and that can work across both Mac and PC? = Linux? >>>=20 >>> Thanks! >>> Alex >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_F09F7B84-38FE-4D75-916F-06AF80327BAD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii 1GE. = It would be nice if someone made a Thunderbolt eSATA/USB3/10GE dongle, = and you could uplink into 10GE into an otherwise 24 x 1GE switch. I = could use that. Sonnet makes a Thunderbolt ExpressCard34 adapter, and = Magma makes an outrageously-priced PCIe chassis. We've been waiting a = looong time for the promised profusion of Thunderbolt peripherals. I've = bought, used, and got rid of two Thunderbolt-equipped machines without = ever really using the port. Lots more potential than actual, = unfortunately.


Tim = Sassoon
SFD
Santa Monica, = CA



On Mar 7, 2012, at 4:49 PM, Alex Czetwertynski = wrote:

Good call Tim
So how = do you connect your mini to your other systems?  Via Gigabit = Ethernet?  Can you networks machines using = Thunderbolt?


On Mar 7, 2012, at = 4:01 PM, Tim Sassoon wrote:

I'd recommend an Apple Mini, = with a Promise Thunderbolt RAID, buying Lion Server separately for $49. = I've found the Minis to be quite awesome little machines, lots of giddy = up and go for something so small and cheap. There's not much reason to = buy the Mini Server version if you need more than 1TB of space, and = everyone does nowadays, so you might as well have an optical drive. I've = bought a bunch of Mini Servers for $999 (with Snow Leopard Unlimited), = and sold them two years later for about $600 each, easily. Hard to beat = that deal with a "white box" PC.


Tim = Sassoon
SFD
Santa Monica, = CA



On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Alex Czetwertynski = wrote:

Hello list

Wondering what people are using = these days to manage media on small productions (3-4 people).  In = the past I always just dedicated a single computer to serve assets to = various users, but everything goes through Gigabit Ethernet and it isn't = always fast enough.
Are there any good thunderbolt or other options = out there that don't require super expensive cards and that can work = across both Mac and PC? =  Linux?

Thanks!
Alex


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