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  • External Hard Drive Recommendation

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    Hi, I've been looking for threads that address this but most seem to be at least a few years old. Does anyone have a recommendation for a reliable, fast thunderbolt hard drive to store and access vsl files from? My system:

    MacBook Pro Retina (late 2013 model), 16GB 2.6 GHz Intel core. Running OS X Yosemite. 

    I'm mostly using samples in Logic X 

     

    Thanks !
  • holywillyH
    holywillyH

    If you're going mobile, I recommend LaCie's Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2

    https://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?id=10621

    Otherwise I would recommend Multidock 2 from BlackMagic Design

    https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicmultidock

    With the 2nd option, you can use whatever SSD brand as you desired, you can configure either RAID 0, 1 and JBOD. I've been using Multidock 2 for over an year, very reliable and fast for all my sample libraries including VSL.

    I'm using 2013 Mac Pro with Multidock via thunderbolt 2 (JBOD configuration).