Verbatim 47450 SSD ExpressCard

[echo7]

i have been thinking about getting a solid state drive but at the moment they are just a little out of my price range and then i saw this.....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Verbatim-47450- ... 34&sr=1-15

for each show i think 16GB would just about be enough (for me anyway)

i was just wondering if any of you good people had any experience or are there any potential pitfalls with this bit of kit.


many thanks in advance

[olivepixel]

I've recently been wondering about this also; it would be a very convenient way to get an extra solid state drive in a laptop without spending too much or adding bulk.

But would it offer much of a performance boost? I assume simply putting the video files on a separate drive would be beneficial even if the drive wasn't much faster?

Also wondering about using a large SD card with the laptop's built in reader...

[Joris]

But would it offer much of a performance boost? I assume simply putting the video files on a separate drive would be beneficial even if the drive wasn't much faster?

We have a purpose built R3 computer in the office, with an SSD drive, and it can run 6 1080p DXV clips simultaneously at over 60fps. Admittedly the computer is a beast overall, but you won't regret getting an SSD!

Joris

[olivepixel]

We have a purpose built R3 computer in the office, with an SSD drive, and it can run 6 1080p DXV clips simultaneously at over 60fps. Admittedly the computer is a beast overall, but you won't regret getting an SSD!

Joris

That's juicy! Do you think the ExpressCard SSD would deliver the same (or some of) the benefits of a proper internal drive? I just worry that the ExpressCard interface and way it's handled might be a big bottleneck. It doesn't after all seem to be a terribly common solution, but perhaps that's because of the issues with booting from it.

On a related note, what exactly is R3 looking for in a drive? Is read speed the biggest factor?