When offloading heavy footage to Pro-Blade Mags like ARRIRAW files, mags get hot quickly and the Pro-Blade Stations gets overheat indication (light breathing). What I would suggest is to make a utility app for the Pro-Blade Station similar to the one you make for the Pro-Dock 4 so we could adjust the fan speed Auto modes and also to be able to adjust fan speed manually. Sometimes I just need fans to work on Max speed from the very beginning of the shooting day.
Pro-Blade Mags are capable of higher speeds. As for now they are limited by the Pro-Blade Station Thunderbolt 4 max speed of 40Gb/s. I’d like you to update Pro-Blade Station to Thunderbolt 5.
There are 1/4”-20 threaded holes in both Pro-Blade Station and Pro-Dock 4. Unfortunately, there are not that many of accessories for these products, for example cheese plates. As I work a lot as a DIT I’d like to be able to mount Pro-Blade Stations to my Laptop Digital Plate or DIT cart or stack Stations together.
Very convenient data storage device. Very happy with this choice.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting SanDisk
Customer Rating
2
Ridiculously LOUD
on June 10, 2025
Posted by: Phoenixxx888
Why is nobody telling how loud this thing is? It’s almost impossible to sit in front of it - the cooler is so loud !
Response from SanDiskBy SM OLS, June 10, 2025
We understand how important a quiet environment is, especially during use. The PRO-BLADE Station is designed with active cooling to ensure optimal performance during intensive tasks, which might produce noticeable fan noise. If the noise level feels excessive, we recommend placing the station on a stable vibration-free surface ensuring it has sufficient airflow around it. Should the noise persist, please contact our support team at: https://support-en.sandisk.com/app/askweb - to verify if the fan is operating with normal parameters. We're here to help!
Excellent for a photographer with multiple drives! I always have a bunch of drives that I use for shoots and edits. This makes my office setup tidier with one station and multiple blades inserted versus multiple drives that all need a connection! Simply remove a blade to use on the go.