07-20-2009, 05:45 PM
Prof,
I have one. I will not buy another. I've had three issues with the NewerTech Voyager:
1. I had it connected to my Mac Pro via Firewire 800 and was using it when all of the sudden the drive vanished from the desktop. I had to power down the drive dock and the tower, pull the connections from the drive dock and reconnect it and power up again before I could get the drive to show up.
2. The issue that hit with the Mac Pro occurred when I had the dock connected to an Intel Imac via USB 2.0. I followed the same steps in order to resolve it. Nothing else worked.
3. The drive when placed into the Voyager doesn't seem quite as solidly connected as when placed into the ThermalTake BlacX.
My assessment: An expensive piece of equipment that lacks the overall quality of its competitors such as the ThermalTake BlacX. Considering the Voyager Quad dock is nearly $100.00, it should have any of these kinds of issues at all. It should have rock solid quality on all levels. Unfortunately, that's not the case at all.
Given the choice, I'd take a ThermalTake model over the NewerTech version without hesitation. the only reason I got the NewerTech model is because I wanted a dock that would work with two older machines that had Firewire 400 and USB 2.0. I wouldn't buy the NewerTech model again due to its flakiness and slightly looser internal connection for the drive.
Love the ThermalTake model. I have one and will buy another now that all of the machines at my office have USB 2.0. I'm just waiting for a good deal on a USB 2.0/Esata model. I wish ThermalTake made a model with Firewire because the NewerTech Drive Dock isn't worth the money.
Hope that helps.
Robert
I have one. I will not buy another. I've had three issues with the NewerTech Voyager:
1. I had it connected to my Mac Pro via Firewire 800 and was using it when all of the sudden the drive vanished from the desktop. I had to power down the drive dock and the tower, pull the connections from the drive dock and reconnect it and power up again before I could get the drive to show up.
2. The issue that hit with the Mac Pro occurred when I had the dock connected to an Intel Imac via USB 2.0. I followed the same steps in order to resolve it. Nothing else worked.
3. The drive when placed into the Voyager doesn't seem quite as solidly connected as when placed into the ThermalTake BlacX.
My assessment: An expensive piece of equipment that lacks the overall quality of its competitors such as the ThermalTake BlacX. Considering the Voyager Quad dock is nearly $100.00, it should have any of these kinds of issues at all. It should have rock solid quality on all levels. Unfortunately, that's not the case at all.
Given the choice, I'd take a ThermalTake model over the NewerTech version without hesitation. the only reason I got the NewerTech model is because I wanted a dock that would work with two older machines that had Firewire 400 and USB 2.0. I wouldn't buy the NewerTech model again due to its flakiness and slightly looser internal connection for the drive.
Love the ThermalTake model. I have one and will buy another now that all of the machines at my office have USB 2.0. I'm just waiting for a good deal on a USB 2.0/Esata model. I wish ThermalTake made a model with Firewire because the NewerTech Drive Dock isn't worth the money.
Hope that helps.
Robert