If its 256GB its an SSD whose write speeds are not measured in revolutions per minute (7200RPM) like spinning drives. SSD’s (Solid State Drives) Are way faster and 256 should be plenty big for an internal drive. On Jan 19, 2015, at 7:59 PM, Mike Lockett <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey Steve I'm kind of confuse you suggested to him an external drive and he > replied about a 256 GB internal drive > Tell him he can get a USB two or three TB drive for probably a hundred bucks > For your other question > most drives these days are sufficient > > make sure its 7200-RPM… > > On Jan 19, 2015, at 5:54 PM, Gordon Kent <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have just one 512 gig ssd drive and that >> works fine, but I have thought about removing the DVD drive and putting in >> another SSD drive for the audio and as a backup. I wouldn't do that with >> mechanical drives in a laptop because that would be a lot of heat, but the >> ssd drives run much cooler. I'm surprised you've gotten away with using a >> usb 2 drive for streaming audio. Maybe on a mac it just works better than >> on a pc. I certainly would go with thunderbolt if possible. What kind of >> audio interface will he be using? If he is using a usb audio interface, a >> usb drive really wouldn't be a good idea because there just wouldn't be >> enough bandwidth for both. >> Gord >> >> -----Original Message----- From: TheOreoMonster >> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 6:17 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: specking up a mac for protools >> >> Either from the avid webstore or a local dealer. The avid website can point >> you to these as well. Will pretty much cost you the same either way. >> On Jan 19, 2015, at 5:48 PM, EsubalewT . <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, I have a question, what is the cheepist way to buy Pro Tools? I >>> have a mac I bought for recording and editing perposes. Any idea's >>> would be valuable. Thank you so much!! Ethan >>> >>> On 1/19/15, TheOreoMonster <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> 256GB Should be plenty sufficient for an internal drive. Avid recommends >>>> FW >>>> on OSX for use with PT, that being said i been using a USB 2 drive with no >>>> issues. Also i am most lit an audio guy and a rarely record more than 2 >>>> tracks at the same time. However i have mixed projects with 24+ tracks >>>> streaming back off said USB drive with no issues. As some will say, Your >>>> milage may vary when not using the recommended specs. If they can afford it >>>> a Thunderbolt drive will be as fast as any internal drive So thats also >>>> another option. >>>> On Jan 19, 2015, at 6:48 AM, Steve Sparrow <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi guys a friend of mine is specking up a mac book pro for protools. he is >>>>> going for an i 7 processor with 16 gig of ram. >>>>> >>>>> a couple of small questions. i sujested to him to use an external drive, >>>>> and not to use the main hard drive on the mac for recording. So he is >>>>> asking if a 256 gig internal drive would be big enough if he was adding an >>>>> external drive. I would have thought it would be, but thought i'd ask >>>>> anyway. >>>>> >>>>> the other question is what type of external drive should he be running. . >>>>> Is it better to for a u s b 3 external drive, or would thunderbolt be >>>>> better. or a firewire drive. >>>>> Steve >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Pro Tools Accessibility" group. 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