On Jul 27, 2:39 pm, Dan <dantear...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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).
Please note the four interfaces in one box. This gives you the maximum available flexibility for the future. While your present machine may support both USB2 and FireWire 400, your next machine may support USB2 and FireWire 800. And possibly Apple may even support eSATA some day. Al Poulin -- 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
