Pro Moviemaker November/December 2024 - Web

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The true cutting edge of SSDs The SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT 2TB is a unique, superfast external drive and the deserved winner of a Gear of the Year award S anDisk’s PRO-BLADE series is a modular ecosystem of rapid NVMe SSDs which slide into a custom desktop dock to give incredible time-saving convenience on location and back in the studio. At the heart of the system are compact SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE SSD Mags, which can be found in a range of capacities – all with 3m drop and 4000lb crush resistance for on-the-go reliability.

20Gbps transfer speeds. This special system allows for multiple superfast portable storage devices that enable the rapid ingest, editing and copying of large volumes of high-res content. That’s why it’s a winner in the eighth annual Pro Moviemaker Gear of the Year Awards, as voted for by thousands of readers. The compact, yet powerful PRO- BLADE ecosystem lets users swap out lightweight, high-capacity PRO-BLADE SSD Mags so they can carry terabytes of storage without excess bulk. The versatile range is built to transform your entire workflow with scalable capacity and

Loading a PRO-BLADE SSD Mag into the portable PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT enclosure makes for a powerful, portable external drive. The enclosure has a USB-C 20Gbps connection for up to 2000MB/s read and write speeds. Back in the studio, this unit can be plugged directly into a computer for instant editing. The PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT enclosure features a cooling aluminium heat sink to sustain transfer speeds through demanding workflows.

Alternatively, up to four of the SSD Mags can be slotted into the larger PRO- BLADE STATION desktop SSD enclosure for even faster ingest and data transfer. This desktop enclosure has a Thunderbolt 3 interface rated to 40Gbps. So up to four high-capacity PRO-BLADE SSD Mags can simultaneously offload or be used for real-time editing in up to 12K. It’s the ultimate system for maximum flexibility. For example, with a whole host of newer cameras able to write high- resolution footage directly to an external drive via USB-C, the slimline yet rugged PRO-BLADE SSD Mag is up to the job and very compact. Simply swap them out to keep rolling without interruption. As a whole synchronised system, this is a unique innovation that employs compact and blazing-fast NVMe SSDs. So it’s at the centre of a complete SSD-based workflow which will prove to be scalable as your needs grow. PRO SYSTEM The PRO-BLADE SSD Mag (above) slides into the PRO-BLADE TRANSPORT enclosure (below left) for use as an external hard drive on location

“The versatile SSD ecosystem is built to transform the entire workflow with scalable capacity and time-saving convenience on location”

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