On Apr 19, 2010, at 8:19 AM, Cris Thomas wrote: > Couple of comments... > > If you are going to do actual editing on an external drive you will > probably need to go with Firewire800 and or SATA. USB will unlikely > be fast enough. Also get a fast drive, 7200RPM or faster. > > Some people don't like Lacie or OWC or whoever, neither of whom > actually make hard drives. If you have a drive failure and it wasn't > the power supply or the controller then it wasn't Lacie's or OWC > fault. I use dozens of Lacie Quadra drives at my office, I use them > exclusively and have not had one fail in almost three years. Of > course your mileage may vary. > > For editing on my MacBook Pro I use this > > http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=10055890&cac=Result > > It is awesome, triple interface (USB FW400, FW800), 7200RPM, bus > powered. It is great because it is portable and fast. I don't need > an extra power supply when I am on the move. When I am home I can > daisy chain a FW400 drive off the back when needed. There are > several different versions of this, just make sure to find the > 7200RPM one. > > - C. Thomas > external 2TB Western Digital $139.99, USB 2.0
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-TechBargains&cm_mmc=AFC-TechBargains-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16822136471 same drive as above, $129.99 http://www.frys.com/product/6167269?site=sa:Hard%20Drive%20&%20Memory%20Pod:Pod4 Hitachi 2TB 7200rpm, internal $125.00 http://www.frys.com/product/6167269?site=sa:Hard%20Drive%20&%20Memory%20Pod:Pod4 There are various 2TB drives in the range of $129-$139, incl Western Digital. I've been using Hitachi 2TB (see above) in Hornettek Hover (dual USB/ eSATA interface, JMicron chip controller, $29.99): http://www.frys.com/product/5975674?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG I like this enclosure because of the dual fans (heat contributes to HD failure). I just got a Sonnet E2P card (PCIe, $48) from OWC, for my older G5 Powermac: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sonnet%20Technology/TSATAIIE2P/ & it works with the above Hornettek Hover (dual USB/eSATA interface) in eSATA (note the Sonnet board will work with JMicron dual USB/eSATA, while it has issues with Oxford chip controller). Here is a nice dual-drive enclosure (eSATA native) w/fan for $60 (comes to ~$30 per drive): http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MESATATBEK/ I will be using the above with a couple of Hitachi 2TB drives (photo archival storage) Newegg has some nice HD enclosures, like MacAlly: G-S350SU Aluminum 3.5" Silver USB 2.0 & eSATA External Enclosure ($31) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817347015 macally G-S350SUA Aluminum 3.5" USB & 1394 & eSATA External Enclosure ($39.99) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817347017 Note the above do not have fans. > > [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/
