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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

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...

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

goto10 wrote: 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?