The question shouldn’t be if, but when. I’m talking about technical failures that have the potential to disrupt your workflow and lose you data. Cloud or drive, which is more likely to let you down? We explore.
The Audio On Your Computer Is At Risk If You Don't Do This
Have we become complacent about taking the time to backup? The evidence suggests we have. So instead of waiting for the big bang, why not put a backup strategy into place now? In this article we discuss the why, when and how of backups.
Apple M2 MacBook Pro - Another Reason To Think Twice Before Buying
We’ve already outlined a number of reasons why you should think carefully about buying an M2-powered 13-inch MacBook Pro but now that reviewers are getting their hands on them and testing them a new reason to be cautious about this new M2 MBP has come to light. We have the details…
High Speed Storage Solutions For Next Gen Computers Like Apple’s Mac Studio
With the release of the new MacBook Pro and Mac Studio, more people are looking for higher speed storage options. In this article, we explore what technology is now available and suggest some options for solutions for your new studio computer.
Got A Mac mini? Check Out The OWC miniStack STX
If you require both expanded and upgraded storage space faster than a standard external HDD that has the connectivity for connecting other devices that neatly pair with your machine, then the OWC miniStack STX might be for you.
Who Needs A 144 Terabyte Drive?
The amount of data you can amass over the lifespan of your machine, or even your whole career can become huge. When it’s time to move system, it’s also time to move all that data.
Ten OWC Products For Your Apple Silicon Machine
OWC has responded with a range of optimised storage and connectivity solutions following the announcement of the new Apple MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Here’s our roundup.
Should You Be Using One Drive Per Client?
Storage has never been cheaper or more plentiful. With that in mind can you afford to have all your clients’ data in one place? We take a look at one solution.
SSDs And Storage Drives For Your Studio - Everything You Need To Know
In this Buying Guide we unpick the jargon around Hard Drives, take you through the different options available and help you choose the best solution.
OWC Jellyfish Manager 2.0 Announced
OWC has announced Jellyfish Manager 2.0, a modern and intuitive interface that gives post-production teams the tools they need to be self-reliant, freeing them from IT teams to stay focused on their day-to-day tasks.
OWC Announce ArGest Backup Archival And Restore Solution
OWC have recently announced ArGest Backup, a complete macOS, Windows, and Linux compatible software solution supporting LTFS bulk transfer and delivery, backup, archive, and unique storage options.
If You Think That Your SSD Won’t Fail - Read This Now
Backblaze offer cloud storage for businesses and consumers alike and have 1,888,910,817,100,587,008 bytes of data storage on 181,464 drives spread across four data centres on two continents. Very helpfully for everyone, they also publish data every 3 months showing how reliable, or not, the hard drives they use are and for the first time this year, their data includes SSDs, which makes for some interesting reading.
OWC Introduces Envoy Pro SX Thunderbolt Bus-Powered Portable SSD
OWC has announced the new OWC Envoy Pro SX, a portable Thunderbolt SSD that they claim can withstand any conditions.
OWC Announces U2 ShuttleOne High-Performance SSD
Mac and PC technology company OWC has announced the OWC U2 ShuttleOne, an innovative build your own heat-dissipating full metal adapter bringing U.2 SSD performance and capacity in a flexible, easy-to-use design.
Keeping Archives In Your Studio - Why Bother?
Why do we bother spending time and money on drives, time running backups to those drives, using secondary cloud services to ensure fire or flood doesn’t screw us, only to think that 99% of the time those files are as good as dead to us? We ask the Experts.
How To Create Portable Boot Drives For Your Studio
In this article for Production Expert, Charles Dayton details how he creates boot drives of his machines for when he’s working away from his home studio.
Replacing A Mac Pro 5,1 With A Mac Mini 2018 - The Full Story
During 2019, it became steadily more apparent that Mike’s ageing Mac Pro 5,1 bought back in 2012 was becoming less reliable and would need replacing. The question was, what should he replace it with and secondly what other upgrade work would come with that change. This article is the story of his choices, decisions and challenges of that journey.
OWC ThunderBay 8 Tested - Thunderbolt 3 Storage Solution - Our Verdict
As part of my transition to replace my ageing and failing Mac Pro 5,1 cheese-grater and replace it with a Mac mini 2018, there were a number of challenges I needed to find solutions to, one of which was where to put all my hard drives, some of which were inside my Mac Pro and others that were in an external eSATA chassis. My final choice was to go for an OWC ThunderBay 8. In this article I will explain the challenges, the options I looked at and why I chose the Thunderbay 8.
OWC Announces Envoy Pro Elektron Mini-Sized USB-C Bus-Powered SSD
The new OWC Envoy Pro Elektron USB-C Bus-Powered SSD has been announced by OWC, manufacturers of zero-emission Mac and PC technologies and providers of Memory, External Drives, SSDs, Mac & PC docking solutions.
OWC Accelsior 4M2 - PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD Storage Solution Tested - Load Your Sessions And Sample Libraries Even Faster
There was once a time when we audio folk did not have to worry about super-fast drive speeds for our working drives, as audio data, by comparison to video or graphics was very small. However, those days are long since past as, with the advent of immersive audio and massive track counts, DAW sessions can often be tens if not hundreds of Gigabytes in size. Add to that the use of vast orchestral sample libraries and it can often take a number of minutes to load a session. Fortunately, the folks at Other World Computing (OWC) have come up with a new solution to help us work faster and smarter and as luck would have it I have their new OWC Accelsior 4M2 NVMe PCIe card installed in my PC to try it out.