It falls out if you tip the laptop slightly. The MagSafe 2 connector fails that balance test. I will be watching the ProBox closely over the next few days and I’ll report back if I notice any other issues.ĭavid Pogue writes about the MagSafe 2 adapter: I am hoping they’ll get this issue sorted out so that the fix goes into immediate production. If you do decide to order this, and your drives do not mount through USB 3.0, contact their tech support and they should be able to send you a replacement board.
However, there is no way of knowing if you’ll get one with the fixed board or not. It is well built and sturdy (not plastic), it is small, the drives can slide in and out with no tools, the fan is quiet (and adjustable), and it’s very fast. This enclosure is pretty darn close to the perfect storage solution for my MacBook Air. So I can access files on the external drives from other computers in the house at any time. More importantly, Power Nap, Air Video Server and File Sharing all work with the MacBook Air asleep. However, the drives come right back up, and since the computer was asleep anyway I don’t believe there is any risk of damage to the drives. Every once in awhile when I wake up the computer, I get this error: Turning the sync mode off, however, seems to fix this for the most part. I found this feature to cause issues with drives disconnecting when I put the MacBook Air to sleep. The ProBox offers a syncing feature that is supposed to sleep the drives and enclosure or turn the whole thing off when the computer goes to sleep or is disconnected. In the meantime, it is working exactly as I’d hoped. I will be visiting an Apple Store later this month to have it checked out. It may be that the right port does not supply enough power for the multi-bay enclosure. I don’t know if I have a defective USB 3.0 port on the right side (though it worked perfectly for my Vantec NexStar3 enclosure, and other peripherals I’ve tried). I have transferred about 600GB around, started a new Time Machine backup, and ran various performance tests on the drives through this enclosure.
When I plug the ProBox into the left USB 3.0 port, next to the MagSafe 2 port, the drives connect and remain connected with no issues. I tried multiple USB 3.0 cables, same issue. So, I decided to try the left USB 3.0 port. When I used the right USB 3.0 port of the MacBook Air, all four drives would eject on their own every time I initiated a file transfer from one drive to another. All four drives are performing at their respective theoretical maximum speeds, just as fast as they were when they were internally plugged into my Mac Pro. Success! Now the drives mount every time. Unplug the data cable, remove the old board, and reverse the process with new board
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