I spent extra $ for this 1 feature - OWC Atlas SD, CFExpress Cards & Innergize Software Review

OWC Atlas SD, CFExpress Cards & Innergize Software Review. OWC is Other World Computing based in Chicago. They sell many custom solutions for Mac products, especially storage solutions proprietary to Apple and many more. They now have a line of SD & CFExpress Type B Cards in 2 tiers - the Atlas Ultra and Pro. These cards integrate with their software called. "Innergize" gives the users a readout of the card memory life span which is a helpful feature. Find out what I think about all of this in the video.
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[@michaelmanus7765]

I can understand how some devices would have specific software and that is nothing new. However, I have heard that the SoftRaid that OWC used to sell or include with some hardware has changed to a subscription model forcing previous owners to start paying to remain with certain MacOS upgrades. I won’t use anything that requires OWC software.

[@premiumbitter]

I agree completely, these products add complexity, cost, and proprietary brand lock-in and in return you just get insurance for something that rarely happens? Not to mention the fact that none of these products support CF express type-A.

[@ArtIsRight]

I hear both, it might not be for you but others. Eitherway it is good for others to know about the options out there. Cheers

[@davidligon6088]

Interesting… It is unclear to me whether this works with only Atlas cards. Have you tried it with other cards? I have an OWC 11-Port Thunderbolt Dock, however, I rotate among half a dozen Sony G cards. It’s quite an expense (about $700) to replace those with Atlas cards. Agree, I hope they produce CFexpress Type A form factor. Thanks for your very informative videos.

[@ArtIsRight]

integration is why it only works on atlas cards

[@George-nw6xg]

Hi Art, could please recommend a good SD card reader with USB C? Goddamn stiff cable on my Satechi adapter drives me crazy every time

[@ArtIsRight]

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[@SoftwareManiacLSM]

🎉 I only buy owc external drives and cards now.

[@ArtIsRight]

good to know, wish they had cfexpress type a as well

[@premiumbitter]

Help me understand why this is so useful, Art?! I’ve taken well over 1 million photos at this point, And I’ve never had a memory card not work with a camera because of old firmware, and I’ve never had a memory card, even a really old one, fail. Seems like such a burden of cost and increased complexity for some highly proprietary features that probably won’t even matter. This is a complex system solution looking for a problem that none of us really have.

[@ArtIsRight]

It is one of those good to know as I said in the video. One does not need to get this. At the end of the day they are just memory card at comparable price, choose what is best for you and you preference

[@everydayisextra]

It’s the typical OWC product as they have manifested over many years: hyped up, over promised, under delivered, disguising info that would make the shortfalls clear before purchase. Think and argue whatever you want, but I’ve learned my many lessons that no matter how well built their products most of the time are, they ultimately fall short of the expectations, and more often than not they simply underperform or even randomly fail which I do no longer accept. After they sold me a high priced item as new but actually sent a used one that smelled after cigarette smoke, then refused to either apologize for a possible mistake and expected me to cover the return shipping costs, it was once and for all clear that this company is entirely on the wrong path to say it very nicely. No more OWC for me. The only reason I watched this video was to see if there was anything that might be of general interest, but once again it confirms the usual blabla as mentioned in my first sentence.

[@ArtIsRight]

word! and thanks for watching