Return-Path: Received: from toroondcbmts05-srv.bellnexxia.net ([207.236.237.39] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4897396 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:13:12 +0100 Received: from toip41-bus.srvr.bell.ca ([67.69.240.42]) by toroondcbmts05-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20121112231625.BXXE60.toroondcbmts05-srv.bellnexxia.net@toip41-bus.srvr.bell.ca> for ; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:16:25 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApYBACyBoVCuXav9/2dsb2JhbAANN4JJrmqJOAGMHQEBAQMBfgsLGC4hNgYTh3gDCaY9iXMNiVSLLGmFaWEDiFqLTYFVgRyKFgKIHA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.80,764,1344225600"; d="scan'208,217";a="409506409" Received: from bas3-montreal50-2925374461.dsl.bell.ca (HELO [192.168.2.11]) ([174.93.171.253]) by toip41-bus.srvr.bell.ca with ESMTP; 12 Nov 2012 18:16:25 -0500 From: Chris Bobotis Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-37-792829639 Subject: Re: [AE] best server setup for small studio (10-15 macs / imacs / laptops) Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:16:24 -0500 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <35B142CC-FCCA-4DCA-BFCC-3B45A9E91F14@mettle.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) --Apple-Mail-37-792829639 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Regarding LaCie, agreed. BUT we found that the discs themselves were not = always the problem. More often than not, it is shoddy craftsmanship when = LaCie puts their cases and connections together. We have salvaged many a = LaCie disk by simply re-soddering the Firewire etc ports. Other times we = simple discarded the casing and used a new one or installed them = internally. We have quite a few G Tech drives and a few have gone already as well. We moved to eSATA and Firewire external docks recently - all seems good = so far. HTH Cheers, Chris Mettle.com Skype: Mettlecom On 2012-11-12, at 6:06 PM, Elliot Steele wrote: > LaCie has always been dreadful in my experience. Nearly every disk I = had from them failed eventually. >=20 > I recently went for a G-Technology 8TB Thunderbolt disk which seems = pretty good (& pretty cheap!) so far. > G-Technology hasn=92t let me down yet (touch wood!) >=20 > Elliot >=20 >=20 > Am 11/12/12 11:49 PM schrieb "Tim Sassoon" unter : >=20 > For wireless connections, a FW800 RAID would probably suffice. For a = GigE connection, go Thunderbolt for sure. But La Cie translates to "Be = Careful". Some of their stuff is okay, but many of their boxes have = horrible cooling problems that cause premature death. >=20 >=20 > On Nov 12, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: >=20 > with all the mac mini talk I noticed a lot of people use them as = servers. Would love to get input on what configs work - what would be = the fastest / cheapest theoretical wireless setup for a server? or if = going wired how important is the switch quality? If I went mac mini with = a RAID would a lacie thunderbolt big drive raid be fast / stable enough? >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-37-792829639 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Mettle.com

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On 2012-11-12, at 6:06 PM, = Elliot Steele wrote:

LaCie has always been dreadful in my = experience. Nearly every disk I had from them failed eventually.

I recently went for a G-Technology 8TB Thunderbolt disk which seems = pretty good (& pretty cheap!) so far.
G-Technology hasn=92t let me down yet (touch wood!)

Elliot

Am 11/12/12 11:49 PM schrieb "Tim Sassoon" unter <tsassoon@aol.com>:

For wireless connections, a FW800 = RAID would probably suffice. For a GigE connection, go Thunderbolt for = sure. But La Cie translates to "Be Careful". Some of their stuff is = okay, but many of their boxes have horrible cooling problems that cause = premature death.

On Nov 12, 2012, at 2:42 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> = wrote:

with all the mac mini talk I noticed a lot of = people use them as servers. Would love to get input on what configs work = - what would be the fastest / cheapest theoretical wireless setup for a = server? or if going wired how important is the switch quality? If I went = mac mini with a RAID would a lacie thunderbolt big drive raid be fast / = stable enough?

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