On Jul 27, 2010, at 11:39 AM, Dan wrote: > At 2:19 PM -0400 7/27/2010, <graphics...@columbus.rr.com> wrote: >> I currently run a G4 MDD with Leopard. I have a USB 2 card. I want to add an >> external hard drive large enough to do video work. Basically work on >> transferring home videos to DVD. Any suggestions as to what I should look >> for? > > meritline.com, geeks.com, ecost.com, macsales.com, etc... all have great > deals on drives. New, used (pulls), refirbs, etc. Even eBay is good for > drives. > > I like to avoid Western Digital mechanisms. Definitely avoid WD externals -- > many of their models have firmware issues with Macs, and they've been less > than forthcoming about fixing 'em. You can read the diatribes about such on > the CarbonCopyCloner support forums (bombich.com). > > While USB-only boxes are less expensive than ones with Firewire, but keep in > mind that Firewire 1 (FW400) will give you better throughput than USB 2. IMO > that makes them worth the premium, especially for video work. My fav box is > a La Cie d2 Quadra. It uses a SATA drive internally and the interfaces are > USB2, FW400, FW800, and eSATA. > > Of course, since you're doing video work, you want a drive that's at least > 7200rpm. There are 10,000 and faster drives available, but I don't think it > makes much sense to have a drive that's faster than the interface (the > weakest part of the data pipe).
I personally would buy a Hitachi 2 TB 7200 rpm drive from Newegg and an enclosure from OWC. The best deal is what I have in my G4 MDD is a SeriTtek 2 port SATA card and an external port for eSATA, but FW will work too it's just that a lot of video files are large and the eSATA is the fastest IMHO John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
