Post: NO EXPRESSCARD/34 SLOT on 13/15inch models! High speed eSATA for HD video edit not possible
NO EXPRESSCARD/34 SLOT on 13/15inch models! High speed eSATA for HD video edit not possible →
Posted Tuesday 9th June 2009 12:26 GMT
In Apple punts batterylicious MacBook Pros
Not having ExpressCard/34 on the 13 and 15 inch models will exclude them from full true 1920x1080P high definition video editing using high-speed 10000+rpm external eSATA hard drive stotage and arrays via a eSATA connector ExpressCard/34 card. Or anything else that would benefit from such high speed storage.
This would have been possible using ProRes422 codec in final cut pro.
I would like to benefit from their smallish size on the move and plug them into a large full HD external monitor for full HD video editing at home.
Only the overgrown 17" supports ExpressCard/34.
Why? How silly of Apple to do this. One can pay for PC laptops of similar price and get this feature.
VERY BAD INDEED.
Maybe the Firewire 800 will work but it is no match for the theoretical maximum of 1.5Gb/s or 3.0Gb/s on eSATA. The ExpressCard interface is 1Gb/s+ so Firewire800 is not exploiting this fully.
In anycase the expansion potention for 13/15 models is limited with ExpressCard absent.
