Well, not actually, but that's what I thought when I reached the the third floor of Diamond Plaza to make a final payment on the 27" iMac I'd ordered five weeks before, only to find that iCenter had disappeared without a trace. Had they taken off with the $2,000 I'd already put down? Did they... Continue Reading →
4K Storage: How Fast is Fast Enough?
I'm still patiently waiting for DigitalRev to notify me when the Lumix GH4 will be available in Hong Kong. According to 43rumors.com, the only cameras which have shipped have been sold in the U.S. This represents a shift in strategy by Panasonic, which aims to increase its presence in the North American market. To kill... Continue Reading →
WD My Passport Pro
I've been going back and forth from one storage solution to another ever since deciding to purchase Panasonic's Lumix GH4. Not only will the 4K files require far more storage capacity than HD, they will also demand faster transfer speeds. The iMac I ordered last month will be equipped with Apple's Fusion drive, which, according... Continue Reading →
LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt 2
In preparation for editing the huge 4K files from Panasonic's Lumix GH4, I've already gone ahead and placed an order for one of the new 27" iMacs equipped with a 3.5GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 2GB graphics card, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB Fusion Drive. But much more than... Continue Reading →