Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor

I started my career with the Liquid Blue system from Fast (pinnacle) and have been waiting on a high quality JOG/Shuttle Controller to come... (for what feels like EONS now) BMD has done it again. Created a rock solid product (that can get better with software updates) - for a truly insane price - basically nothing. The controller for the Blue system was above 1k in price but you needed to buy the Turnkey solution to even have it up and running. Resolve is basically free as it is so I can't do anything but praise BMD for this product. Again, software wise it can get a lot better. Now it's basically made for the cut page which I think was a bit of a mistake. But I have faith in BMD to open the controller up (software wise) so that it can be used for more than just the cut page. But all in all - Love it

I bought the DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor to facilitate the editing work flow in DaVinci Resolve. You get DaVinci Resolve Studio with it (the professional version for which you normally have to pay).

This Speed Editor pays for itself in no time since it saves you a lot of time; you can work much more efficiently and faster.

PROS
-Timeline scrubbing (navigation) can be done very fast and very precise with the big jog shuttle knob.
-Browsing through source files has become easy and fast.
-It is easy to make a selection within a selection.
-The multi-cam editing and other options are very handy, too.
-The hardware is of good quality and the speed editor is nice and small (but no too small).
-Free DaVinci Resolve Studio (with life-time free updates).

CONS
-It would be nice if it had more functionality outside of the cut-page and if it could be used in other programs altogether, as well.
-It would be good if scrolling/browsing through the source files bin could be done in all directions without having to scroll through each video.
-Every time I start up Windows, I have to disconnect and restart the bluetooth connection between the speed editor and the computer for it to recognise the hardware. This might be due to settings within my own workstation, though...

IN CONCLUSION
Just for the jog shuttle knob and the different add buttons, this speed editor is worth purchasing. It will facilitate and therefore speed up your workflow considerably. I'd recommend it.