I realize that even with the slow down the external Firewire is faster than the internal 4200 rpm laptop drive, but there is also a big difference in speed when I use my external Firewire drive with my G4/933 and my Pismo 400. I was just stating that the external Firewire drive will be slower on a Powerbook than on a desktop running at the same speed, because of the Firewire ports on the Powerbook..
Tom > > It does make a difference - I'm running Avid Xpress DV v 3.5.3 on a > Powerbook 800 (768 MB RAM). The system responds better with media on > my external drive (new La Cie 120GB) than on a dedicated partition on > the slow internal drive (4,200rpm?). -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
