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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 13:05
by odfish_
can any of you lovely people recommend an external hard drive to speed up my laptop.
make, model etc
have got usb2 and firewire connectiuons available.
thankyou
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 14:31
by bart
i have a maxtor DV 5000 (or somethhing like) that and i can recommend it highly ...
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 14:34
by MFx_
Got a Western Digital of 200 Gb and it's working good, got both usb 2.0 and firewire.
Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2003 20:56
by Superficial_
here's my Lacie Hd.. works like a charm...
it's a firewire Hd 120 Gb..
Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2003 15:28
by odfish_
bless you all
have gone for a western digital usb2 120gb jobby
(cheap deal at local shop) and all seems well.
The speed THE SPEED!!!
od
Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 08:18
by Steve_
LaCie have a 120gb harddrive on the apple site cheap (£159), and they are small and very good
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 09:05
by SuperficiaL_
LaCie's new drives are great. but i trust fans more than i do the new cooling system...
its a aluminum housing that cools the drive, and in a hot club with much sound i rely on the fan cooled drives...
without a fan the drive never gets cooler than the suroundings... but than again the drives are really small fast and not expensive (and they look great)...
greetz Superficial
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 16:06
by zooph_
what about speed - i found some nice pocket firewire drives that run at upto 5400rpm - is this fast enough? or do i need a 7200rpm drive? Am looking to buy a drive this afternoon so if nyone could let me know
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 17:11
by SuperficiaL_
well...
if i was you would buy a 7200 rpm
good luck... SuperficiaL
Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 23:48
by metaprofessor_
this 250 GB special edition drive by western digital is the BOMB:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/combo250gbse.asp
the neon-colored lights are a bit cheesy, but then i realized that they're cool at gigs because they light up my area with a glow. it also supports both usb 2.0 and firewire (480 and 400 Mbit/sec, respectively).
if you're going to mix live video, don't mess around - get 7200 rpm, 8MB cache, usb 2.0. sell all your other possessions to raise the funds if you have to!
peace.