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 <[email protected] > 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: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
