Card reader for new Mac Pro?

what is a good card reader for the new Mac pro?

First this is the MacBook Pro forum, Notebook forum. Do you have a MacBool Pro Notebook or a Mac Pro Desktop?
Anyway any card reader made by one of the major CF/SD/MicroSD memory card manufacturers will work. Connecting to your Mac computer by USB, Firewire (If your Mac puter has a Firewire port) or even Thunderbolt if there are any that connect that way. As for USB connection you won't see much difference between USB 2 or 3. The cards limit the transfer speed more than the connection type.

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CF Card Reader for new Mac Pro

I just ordered a MacPro and I was wondering where I would get a CF card reader for it. I also have SD cards. Is there a good multi-function card reader out there?

If you have a high resolution camera, this is the only reader to have. I use it with my Canon 30D and it is extremely fast. Comes with two cables, one firewire 800, and a firewire 400 cable.
"http://www.sandisk.com/Products/Item(2015)-SDDRX4-CF-901-SanDiskExtreme_FireWireReader.aspx"
Seems that any links coming from SanDisk don't agree with these forums, just copy and paste.
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Which E-SATA card for new Mac Pro??

I have the new Mac Pro 8-core 2.26GHz (Nehalem) and need to connect my two Western Digital drives via their E-SATA ports for video editing.
I bought a Sonnet Tempo card, having being led to believe this was one of the better cards, but sadly when I installed it, it didn't work. Careful reading of the small print on the Sonnet website informed me it wasn't actually compatible with the new MacPro.
Could someone recommend a E-SATA card (2 ports) for use with my system. I'm struggling to find one.
Cheers
Keith.

I have the new Mac Pro 8-core 2.26GHz (Nehalem) and need to connect my two Western Digital drives via their E-SATA ports for video editing.
Hi,
Unfortunately, the WD MyBook is not ideal for video editing. The enclosures use a bridge board that splits the connection between USB/FireWire/eSATA. This type of connection usually slows eSATA performance and is not compatible with all eSATA controllers. As a result, starting with the WD MyBook puts eSATA users at a disadvantage.
I agree with hatter that you would be better off with the Sonnet Tempo E4P and the FirmTek SeriTek/5PM. You could still use the WD MyBook as a backup device.
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/sonnet/mac-pro/
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/firmtek/5pm/
http://firmtek.stores.yahoo.net/sata5pm.html
FirmTek sells a 2-port card with the SeriTek/5PM, but as it is Silicon Image SiI3132 based, performance will be limited to approx. 135MB/sec. with a single cable. If a dual bay direct connect enclosure like the SeriTek/2EN2 is used the RAID 0 performance will be approximately 150MB/sec. when the volume is empty.
Moving up to the Sonnet Tempo E4P can provide 210MB/sec. write and 250MB/sec. read performance with the SeriTek/5PM and a multi-drive RAID 0 configuration.
Most users interested in video editing are looking for high performance. However, if you don't need a high performance RAID, a 2-port card like the SeriTek/2SE2-E will do the job.
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/articles/firmtek/2se2e/
Have fun!

ExpressCard Readers for new Mac Pro's

Hello -
Is there an ExpressCard Reader/Writer solution for the new Mac Pro's?
AC

not sure if drivers are required/compatable for Mac pro....
http://www.addonics.com/products/host_controller/adpexc.asp
http://www.shopaddonics.com/mmSHOPADDONICS/Images/adpexc.gif
Expresscard has the same transfer rate as USB 2.0 when the card is USB based, Higher when PCI-e based.
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"Best" configuration for new Mac Pro used for Aperture?

I'm getting ready to order a new Mac Pro and would like to configure it to optimize Aperture performance.
On CPUs - I have found no benchmarks which show whether Aperture would benefit from 2 quad core processors versus 1. Does anyone know of any benchmarks or have any experience using a single quad core? I don't want to spend $500 on a 2nd processor if Aperture can't use it.
On Graphics cards - I was sold on the GForce 8800, due to it's supposed blazing speed for gaming and it's larger on board memory. However, after reading the following review http://www.barefeats.com/harper10.html , these guys seem to imply that applications such as Aperture actually run faster with the standard Radeon 2600 video card! If anyone has any experience or opinions on this review, I'd love to hear them!
On memory - I know from experience that Aperture will use all of the physical memory you make available to it. I plan on ordering the standard 2GB from Apple, then adding 8GB from 3rd party for total of 10MB.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I can only say that when faced with the same decision last month, I went with a 2.8 8-core/8800GT/10gb RAM/library stored on 2nd internal drive setup and am completely satisfied with Aperture's speed. Beyond satisfied, really, borderline thrilled to be honest. No beach balls, perfectly responsive adjustment sliders, smooth and quick scrolling through images (even with Quick Preview mode turned off). Aperture 2 definitely takes advantage of all 8 cores - I have MenuMeters installed and can watch its CPU usage across all 8 cores. Exporting, for example, is fast and uses all cores for background processing.
I have seen a couple small anomalies though...when moving photos around in a light table, I get some odd flashing artifacts on the right side of screen that could be graphics card related. Visually annoying but it doesn't affect performance. I'm also seeing some weird behavior with keywords not appearing in Tooltips and in the Viewer, but it's intermittent and is most likely a software bug and not my hardware setup.

Could anyone recommend a reliable card reader for my MacBook Pro please?

Hi,
Looking for a reliable card reader for compact flash and SD cards for my MacBook Pro. Would anyone be able to recommend one please? Most reviews I've read only seem to mention Windows and I'm not sure whether they are Mac compatible.
Many thanks, Karen

Karen,
Hi, what year is you macbook pro? Is it the Early 2008 one with the grey keyboard, or the newer ones with black keys? If you have the grey keyboard macbook pro I use the Sandisk card reader:
For the newer MacBook Pro's a usb card reader works well in addition to the sd card reader built in the MacBook Pro. They are making thunderbolt card readers now for a low price:http://computers.pricegrabber.com/flash-memory-readers-accessories/SmartDisk-THU NDERBOLT-SD-STICK-WRITER-USB/m16520521.html

Wait for new Mac Pro's or buy a 27" iMac?

Hi, I currently own an early 2009 2.66 ghz Quad Core Mac Pro with 8 gigs of memory. My Mac Pro has 4 internal Hard drives filled up with data (over 4 tb of storage space).
I plan to upgrade to either the new Mac Pro's (ariving in late July or early august) or the new 27" iMac. I'm aware that if I went with the Mac Pro then I will need to buy a 27" LED Cinema display.
How do the new 27" iMac's with SSD drives in terms of performance compare to my older Mac Pro? Storage space is important to me.
If I customized a 27" imac then I would get it with 16 gb of memory, a 256gb SSD and a 2TB Drive. unfortunately it's still not much space for me. One option is to buy a Drobo FS NAS and add additional storage to my imac that way. The other is to wait for the new Mac Pro's.
The other is the price. I don't want to spend more than $4000 for a new computer. If I customized a current Mac Pro with 512gb SSD and a 2tb drive, (I will add more drives in the future) a 27" LED Apple Cinema Display, 16 gb of memory then I will be paying over $6000.
That's way higher than I'd like to spend. Will the new Mac Pro's have much improved for cheaper?
What do you think that I should do?

Why not see what Barefeats and Macperformanceguide have already done in terms of performance and buying advice?
With iMac, you don't compete with say 6-core 3.33GHz or have upgrad options and may be limited in other ways. And of course you don't want to pay for Apple price and slow SSD. Besides which most Mac Pro owners use an SSD for system, and don't want 500GB SSD (which is what Apple's would be).
just buy a good SSD now from OWC now. Buy the minimal configuration from Apple, a WD Black 2TB is less than $149.
As for outgrowning a two year old Mac Pro... see if you can upgrade the processor.
Do you think you will be ready for having to use Lion and that your software will be too?
The 2010 2.8GHz $2119 + 3 x 8GB OWC, SSD, W3670 3.2GHz 6-core $600 is not even $3995. As for 27" I leave that to others and whether 3rd party. But, you're saying you can't use the monitor you have now?

Ssd for new mac pro

Is there a 3. party ssd 1tb on the market,
which fits in the new mac pro?
Greetings,
abo

Helios2 Thunderbolt2 with multiple PCIe 2.x controllers and SSDs 20Gb/sec
http://www.macperformanceguide.com/blog/2014/20140324_1-Helios2-and-128GB.html
Price on Samsung 840 EVO 1TB is nice. Eventually look for PCIe based SSD the same as found internally capable of 1.2Gb and probably more, Samsung intends to have retail kits in 2014.
With a couple SSDs and controllers you should be able to quite nicely.

Wait for New Mac Pro?

I have an old, 8-Core, 2007 Mac Pro which is starting to get very taxed by the heavy usage I put it through with my music software. It's also still running OS10.6.8. As you can imagine, I need to upgrade asap.
There's a rumor that a new MAC PRO might be out by end of this year (2014) / early 2015 with the new Xeon processors, so I'm wondering if I should wait till then?...
Also, some say that an 8-Core machine would be better than a 12-Core, because each processor is a higher speed (i.e. 3GHz vs 2.7).
For heavy audio use (I used Digital Performer with many VIs, plugs, video etc), are 8 cores at a faster speed better than 12 Cores at a slower speed?...
Any thoughts would be most appreciated!
Gracias!

If you have not already, things you can do:
FBDIMMs are cheap if you want to try a new set. $22 for 2x2GB on Amazon.
Next: an SSD boot drive is a must. I would go with Samsung 840 EVO 500GB which are priced nicely and very fast even on SATA II.
Next, if you can, buy one or two more SSDs and put on Sonnet Tempo Pro SSD. Expensive but then very few PCIe SSD controllers really work well and properly on a 2,1 - This will be where all your audio is handled and 900MB/sec should have you set.
The only thing you lack if it is a true lack is you cannot use more than 4GB RAM per process, no "64-bit kernel mode" hence installing anything past Lion. But you should be running Lion. Your software should all be Lion or Mavericks compliant.
3rd party 8-core upgrades to the Mac Pro nMP 6,1 are better but at huge cost to configure. MHz will almost always 99% rule and matter no matter how many cores or processors.
The 1TB SSD in the nMP and 6-core is probably your sweet spot. And forget 12-core.
But first I think you can get your 2,1 stable and working better.
Apple's event is aimed at the iCrowd - maybe a mini thrown in? definitely iDevice (but short supply of screens) and of course Yosemite is deep into GMs now.
One thing to avoid: new OS along with new hardware. Give the vendors time to get hardware and applications nailed together working, and stay off the "bleeding edge."

Installing an AirPort Extreme Card in a new Mac Pro 3

I am a brand new Mac convert. I just purchased a new Mac Pro 3.QX and have to install an Airport Extreme Card. I'll be damned if I can find out where it should be installed...

Ok, so this is pretty hard to explain without pictures but lets go through it step by step.
Before you ever handle the inside of your computer first make sure the computer is off and has had sufficient time to cool off. Also make sure that you have already discharged any static from your body. In addition make sure all cords are unplugged from the computer and you use all proper safety equipment.
-Lay the computer on it's side and take off the side panel.
-Connect the airport antenna wires to the antenna connectors on the card. (Make sure you connect the wires labeled "1" and "3", the other should be taped to the side.)
-Insert the card into the connector on the logic board at a slightly upward angle and then when it's in, lower the screw end of the card down.
-Install the two airport extreme card screws, replace the side of your computer, and you're done.

HCL for new Mac pro

hi all
i'm going to switch from my desktop PC to Mac Pro and very interest in hardware compatibility with my WD Raptors (4x72GB in raid) and new XFX nvidia 7900GT graphic card. will this hardware work propertly in new Mac Pro?
Mac OS X (10.4.6) powerbook G4 ::

sorry but i interest in nvidia 7900GT not in ATI
product.
Currently, only Apple graphics cards will work in the Mac Pro.
so u mean there are no chance to have hardware raid
support in Mac?
The internal drives plug directly to the SATA ports on the mother board, so cannot use hardware RAID. Hardware RAID will require using FireWire, or a PCI-Express card, and external drives.

When there will be an upgrade for new Mac Pro's?

When there will be an upgrade for the new Mac Pro's?

Apple usually doesn't announce new products in advance. If you want speculation, try this:
Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone

Where is the best shop for new mac pro's memory in America ?

Dear all.
Thank you for your advice in advance.
I bought new mac pro at yesterday. But here is japan,so really expensive new mac pro's memory.
So I want to buy memory at America by internet.
If you know where is the best shop for this memory's price and stability,please let me know.
Really thank you for your advice. I want to buy 16G in now.

I bought a "8GB FULLY BUFFERED PC6400 DDR2 ECC (FB-DIMM) 800MHz SPECIAL APPLE KIT (Four modules 2GB) MB194G/A" from Memoryamerica.com for $395.
killer deal.works perfectly, no overheating , no issues.
They shipped the sameday. they say on their website that they are the only website shipping the new memory.It must be true, people who ordered from OWC, macsales are still waiting...I am happy I ordered from them.They even have the 4GB modules in stock.These guys are really good.
http://store.memoryamerica.com/fully-buffered-pc6400-ddr2-ecc-8gb-apple-kit.html

Apple part number for newer Mac Pro drive carriers?

I need to get my hands on some drive carriers for the newer Mac Pro. Does anyone have a part number and/or a source to get them?
Greg

Thanks Richard. Very helpful indeed. I see at $47 each, they're probably making a killing. Not much cheaper than some drives Glad my company is buying them and not me.
Cheers,
Greg

Which Windows version is best for new Mac Pro?

I read the Apple support article which said the full version Windows XP with SP2 or SP3 is supported. Is there a preference? Has one demonstrated to be more reliable over the other? Should I consider Windows 7 instead?

I am hoping to finish this up so I can purchase the right version of Windows and get on with using my new Mac Pro.
I don't know what VMs is. Can you explain?
Windows 7 64-bit sort of requires EFI64 and you have that in UEFI 2.x Early 2008 Mac Pro 3,1.<</div>
Sorry, I'm an old guy. Can you explain this, too?
At this point my understanding is that it is preferable to go with Windows 7 64-bit. I can order a Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Software and Product Key - Disc Version. Does this sound correct?
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