[terminaldegree]

I had problems recording on a bus-powered 5400 rpm drive [DAE errors, etc.]. Things became much more stable when I switched to a 7200 rpm one. Many of the fw drives out there are the slower speed, particularly the larger bus-powered ones.

The only drawback I've had with the faster drive is slightly reduced battery life [so I'm usually recording when plugged into power now]. Take what I say with a grain of salt as I am a novice, though...