- #SETTING UP LACIE FOR MAC AND WINDOWS THUNDERBOLT UPGRADE#
- #SETTING UP LACIE FOR MAC AND WINDOWS THUNDERBOLT SOFTWARE#
- #SETTING UP LACIE FOR MAC AND WINDOWS THUNDERBOLT SERIES#
#SETTING UP LACIE FOR MAC AND WINDOWS THUNDERBOLT SOFTWARE#
It seems likely that there is a performance bottleneck in the Thunderbolt adapter or software your test rig uses. These are much lower than Lacie's claims, and slower than the previous version despite using higher density drives (at least on the 12TB model). The main result I call into question is the R/W speeds of the 2Big Thunderbolt 2. Secondly, I don't think this gives particularly accurate results. First off most Thunderbolt users today are likely to be on Mac systems as Thunderbolt is built into all Macs of the last 3 years. The past three reviews (2Big Thunderbolt 2, Promise M4, and now the d2 Thunderbolt 2) have all been reviewed on a Windows test rig. hketterle - Wednesday, Octolink Anandtech, please review external Thunderbolt devices with a Mac system as well.
Thanks to Asus and Corsair for the build componentsįull details of the reasons behind choosing the various components in the above build, as well as the details of our DAS test suite can be found here. For devices with USB 3.0 connections (such as the My Book Duo that we are considering today), we utilize the USB 3.0 port directly hanging off the PCH.Īsus BW-16D1HT 16x Blu-ray Write (w/ M-Disc Support) LaCie Private-Public (Software Encryption)Įvaluation of DAS units on Windows is done with the testbed outlined in the table below. The detailed specifications of the review unit are provided in the table below.ġx 6 TB 3.5" ST6000DX000 HDD + 1x 128 GB Samsung XP941 PCIe SSDġ00-240V AC Switching Adapter (12V 4A DC) (HDD)ġ00-240V AC Switching Adapter (12V 5A DC) (HDD + SSD) On the external side of things, the new unit also has a slightly different industrial design.
As we will see in the performance section, it also happens to be the fastest single-drive desktop storage system. The unit is, to our knowledge, the first external hybrid desktop storage drive. The SSD is PCIe-based and not limited by the SATA bandwidth.
#SETTING UP LACIE FOR MAC AND WINDOWS THUNDERBOLT UPGRADE#
The new version, by default, ships with a hard drive, but also adds an SSD upgrade option (without sacrificing the hard drive's capacity play). One of the limitations of the original d2 USB 3.0 Thunderbolt unit was the SATA hard drive inside the unit. The product being launched today doesn't simply upgrade the Thunderbolt interface to Thunderbolt 2, but brings in some innovative updates.
#SETTING UP LACIE FOR MAC AND WINDOWS THUNDERBOLT SERIES#
The original d2 USB 3.0 Thunderbolt series was, in essence, a hard drive in an external enclosure with support for both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt (first generation) interfaces. Today, LaCie is adding one more member to their Thunderbolt family, the d2 Thunderbolt 2.
We reviewed the 2big Thunderbolt 2 as well as the Rugged Thunderbolt back in July. Seagate's premium storage brand, LaCie, has been introducing a wide variety of Thunderbolt 2 products since late last year.
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