EXTERNAL HARDDISK RECOMMENDATIONS

bowser_ · Post by **bowser_** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 12:54

hello again!

i know, that there have been some postings regarding the topic external hds. i will ask nevertheless:

which one can be recommended?
or what kind of?

is USB 2 state of the art, because it is the fastest way?

what do you think about the Western DIgital Dual Option edition?

250GBs, 8mb cach, 7200rpm

there is also a media center edition with some card slots.

check all about it here:
http://www.wdc.com/de/products/products.asp?DriveID=79

could gert it for 250euros.

good? not good?
anything better?

DinkyToys_ · Post by **DinkyToys_** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 14:38

I have at me own this baby:
http://www.wdc.com/de/products/products.asp?DriveID=49

It has the perfect looks for an VJ-er

Some nice neon-tubes

It's fast. You can choose USB2 or Firewire.

bowser_ · Post by **bowser_** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 16:29

are there faster external hds than that one at the moment?

timEther_ · Post by **timEther_** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 02:02

i have heard you can RAID firewire drives - anyone had any experience with this??

SuperficiaL_ · Post by **SuperficiaL_** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 07:50

hi tim,

must be possible. but than u would still have to have a couple of external firewire drives that are seperate, else u would only be able to send 400 or 800 mbits trough one firewire cable...
just thinking out loud...

greetz SuperficiaL

Wraith · Post by **Wraith** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 03:51

I don't imagine you could get a superior transfer rate over a firewire as compared to an interal bus off a RAID card, just my guess though...