[videoblogging] external hard drives for editing?
I'd like to move to doing more editing of videos and music off of an external hard drive... I've used LaCie drives for that before, and that seemed to work ok. But wanted to find out you amazing video peeps suggest - what would you buy/what do you use? Thanks! David Lee King davidleeking.com - blog davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog twitter | skype: davidleeking [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [videoblogging] external hard drives for editing?
I did a bit of research on this before buying 2 months ago, because I've been burnt by Lacie more than once - and kept going back because of price. But they end up costing twice as much because they fail so quickly. I was recommended Western Digital by a couple of pro video people, but read some bad reviews online. The one that seemed most attractive recommended, and which I ended up getting, was the G-Tech 2TB G-Raid. Cost me £250, which is about US $375. It's doing really well so far, but then they always seem to be fine until one day they fail to mount... Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 16 Apr 2010, at 16:20, David Lee King wrote: I'd like to move to doing more editing of videos and music off of an external hard drive... I've used LaCie drives for that before, and that seemed to work ok. But wanted to find out you amazing video peeps suggest - what would you buy/what do you use? Thanks! David Lee King davidleeking.com - blog davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog twitter | skype: davidleeking [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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I've been very happy with the 500GB OWC drive I bought last year. Priced right, sits upright or not, and it's quite. Check it out. Tom Dolan On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 8:20 AM, David Lee King davidleek...@gmail.comwrote: I'd like to move to doing more editing of videos and music off of an external hard drive... I've used LaCie drives for that before, and that seemed to work ok. But wanted to find out you amazing video peeps suggest - what would you buy/what do you use? Thanks! David Lee King davidleeking.com - blog davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog twitter | skype: davidleeking [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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they all fail. when i start playing with fcp it seams that my externals never stop spinning i have been useing the usb 2 passport wd ones lately On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Rupert Howe rup...@twittervlog.tv wrote: I did a bit of research on this before buying 2 months ago, because I've been burnt by Lacie more than once - and kept going back because of price. But they end up costing twice as much because they fail so quickly. I was recommended Western Digital by a couple of pro video people, but read some bad reviews online. The one that seemed most attractive recommended, and which I ended up getting, was the G-Tech 2TB G-Raid. Cost me £250, which is about US $375. It's doing really well so far, but then they always seem to be fine until one day they fail to mount... Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 16 Apr 2010, at 16:20, David Lee King wrote: I'd like to move to doing more editing of videos and music off of an external hard drive... I've used LaCie drives for that before, and that seemed to work ok. But wanted to find out you amazing video peeps suggest - what would you buy/what do you use? Thanks! David Lee King davidleeking.com - blog davidleeking.com/etc - videoblog twitter | skype: davidleeking [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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David Lee King: I'd like to move to doing more editing of videos and music off of an external hard drive... Hi David: Well, for whatever its worth, I'd suggest NOT editing directly from an external but rather using one (or more) for archival purposes. Lots of reasons for this yet suffice it to say; unless you utilize Firewire or perhaps USB 3.0 cutting speed flow may be affected (depending on your system, of course). Although Western Digital has been poo-poo'd on the Net, it's worth noting that EVERY hard drive manufacture has failures. WD's, however, are by and large dependable drives used by mainstream industry players for this reason. That said; the Western Digital 1TB/2TB My Book Essential drives are fine for archrivals. We use the 1TB model (RAD emulated in quad - split, 2 2) because XP only recognizes up to 1-Terabyte, but one could theoretically partition the 2TB unit to overcome this XP issue. These units can be had for as little as $99/$149 US, respectively, via online sources. Even so one may be able to find lower pricing by shopping around. Hope this helps. Mark Villaseñor, http://www.TailTrex.tv Canine Adventures For Charity - sm http://www.SOAR508.org
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The MyBook drives seem to be a good option for archival use, but I have to say ghat I've never had them perform well for use when editing. The Fantom drives and some Lacies have been best on my system. So if you think you might push some of the editing to an external, I recommend those options. - Rob Sent from my Robphone On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:27 PM, Mark Villaseñor videoblogyahoogr...@tailtrex.t v wrote: David Lee King: I'd like to move to doing more editing of videos and music off of an external hard drive... Hi David: Well, for whatever its worth, I'd suggest NOT editing directly from an external but rather using one (or more) for archival purposes. Lots of reasons for this yet suffice it to say; unless you utilize Firewire or perhaps USB 3.0 cutting speed flow may be affected (depending on your system, of course). Although Western Digital has been poo-poo'd on the Net, it's worth noting that EVERY hard drive manufacture has failures. WD's, however, are by and large dependable drives used by mainstream industry players for this reason. That said; the Western Digital 1TB/2TB My Book Essential drives are fine for archrivals. We use the 1TB model (RAD emulated in quad - split, 2 2) because XP only recognizes up to 1-Terabyte, but one could theoretically partition the 2TB unit to overcome this XP issue. These units can be had for as little as $99/$149 US, respectively, via online sources. Even so one may be able to find lower pricing by shopping around. Hope this helps. Mark Villaseñor, http://www.TailTrex.tv Canine Adventures For Charity - sm http://www.SOAR508.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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I should add that Western Digital *internal* drives have always performed very well for me. On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Robert Millis wrote: The MyBook drives seem to be a good option for archival use, but I have to say ghat I've never had them perform well for use when editing. The Fantom drives and some Lacies have been best on my system. So if you think you might push some of the editing to an external, I recommend those options. - Rob Sent from my Robphone On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:27 PM, Mark Villaseñor videoblogyahoogr...@tailtrex.t v wrote: David Lee King: I'd like to move to doing more editing of videos and music off of an external hard drive... Hi David: Well, for whatever its worth, I'd suggest NOT editing directly from an external but rather using one (or more) for archival purposes. Lots of reasons for this yet suffice it to say; unless you utilize Firewire or perhaps USB 3.0 cutting speed flow may be affected (depending on your system, of course). Although Western Digital has been poo-poo'd on the Net, it's worth noting that EVERY hard drive manufacture has failures. WD's, however, are by and large dependable drives used by mainstream industry players for this reason. That said; the Western Digital 1TB/2TB My Book Essential drives are fine for archrivals. We use the 1TB model (RAD emulated in quad - split, 2 2) because XP only recognizes up to 1-Terabyte, but one could theoretically partition the 2TB unit to overcome this XP issue. These units can be had for as little as $99/$149 US, respectively, via online sources. Even so one may be able to find lower pricing by shopping around. Hope this helps. Mark Villaseñor, http://www.TailTrex.tv Canine Adventures For Charity - sm http://www.SOAR508.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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To get the best of both worlds, I use one of these: http://www.sharkoon.com/html/produkte/docking_stations/sata_quickport_pro/index_en.html?id=2 It allows me to hot-plug any SATA drive, and provides both USB2 and SATA connections. They even make one with USB3. I have a stack of regular internal 1TB and 2TB hard drives beside my editing PC and just plug and play. Best of all, my data is not held hostage to their hardware. If this adapter dies, I can always put the same hard drive in a standard USB drive enclosure available from any PC store and carry on with no change. Anyone else do anything like this? Frank. On 16 April 2010 19:12, Robert Millis mil...@hudsonstreetmedia.com wrote: I should add that Western Digital *internal* drives have always performed very well for me. On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:55 PM, Robert Millis wrote: The MyBook drives seem to be a good option for archival use, but I have to say ghat I've never had them perform well for use when editing. The Fantom drives and some Lacies have been best on my system. So if you think you might push some of the editing to an external, I recommend those options. - Rob Sent from my Robphone On Apr 16, 2010, at 1:27 PM, Mark Villaseñor videoblogyahoogr...@tailtrex.t v wrote: David Lee King: I'd like to move to doing more editing of videos and music off of an external hard drive... Hi David: Well, for whatever its worth, I'd suggest NOT editing directly from an external but rather using one (or more) for archival purposes. Lots of reasons for this yet suffice it to say; unless you utilize Firewire or perhaps USB 3.0 cutting speed flow may be affected (depending on your system, of course). Although Western Digital has been poo-poo'd on the Net, it's worth noting that EVERY hard drive manufacture has failures. WD's, however, are by and large dependable drives used by mainstream industry players for this reason. That said; the Western Digital 1TB/2TB My Book Essential drives are fine for archrivals. We use the 1TB model (RAD emulated in quad - split, 2 2) because XP only recognizes up to 1-Terabyte, but one could theoretically partition the 2TB unit to overcome this XP issue. These units can be had for as little as $99/$149 US, respectively, via online sources. Even so one may be able to find lower pricing by shopping around. Hope this helps. Mark Villaseñor, http://www.TailTrex.tv Canine Adventures For Charity - sm http://www.SOAR508.org [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links
