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Re: I hate tech refreshes this close to NAB

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Bob ZelinRe: I hate tech refreshes this close to NAB
by on Mar 15, 2011 at 6:55:04 pm

I have not seen the new "no sled" OWC chassis, but I certainly have seen their other "RAID" chassis, and it is, without question, the worst piece of crap tin can on the market. When we debate on these forums - "should I get a Dulce, Cal Digit, Small Tree, G-Tech, Active, SNS, Maxx Digital, Lacie", etc, etc. all of these products are manufacturered better than the tin can that OWC sources out.
But again, I have not seen the new "no sled" product, so I can't accurately comment on this.

When I look at cheap eSATA cards, for example, you can get the "good" cards from Sonnet (for example - like the E4P) - or a similar OWC no name card for 50 bucks. Will they support drivers for new MAC OS, when Lion comes out, etc. - is that worth 200 bucks more that you are dealing with a manufacturer that will continue to support and write new code for their products ?

If that is worth nothing to you, and you say "hey man, I want to save the 200 bucks" - then I have nothing else to say. Professionals expect reliability and support, and they expect their media to be safe. As it is, expensive drive arrays are unreliable
compared to what they should be. As for the low end cheapo products - I only ask - do you have to make a living with this stuff, and expect your clients to pay you for your work ?

BobZelin



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