This hard drive...

[AdamPT8]

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=755

Will that be good for Pro Tools?

[1ace1]

Back up.... Yes

Recording... No (cannot see what chipset it has, needs the oxford chipset as this is the only one that digi certify. Worth getting right).

A:)

[AdamPT8]

oh really, its a good job you told me that I didn't know.

[audiogeekzine]

Try LaCie
Either D2 Quadra or Hard Drive Quadra have TI chips

[AdamPT8]

Originally Posted by audiogeekzine

Try LaCie
Either D2 Quadra or Hard Drive Quadra have TI chips

They look good.

Is there any that are a bit cheaper? I'm a poor student lol, also would you recommend getting a 1TB or would a 500Mb be enough?

[audiogeekzine]

I use a D2 Quadra 1TB personally.

a 500GB would be better but are harder to find these days.

with 1TB it should be partitioned in 2 parts and use only one part at a time. This gives you the best performance.

You can also order a drive from OWC

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firew...W800_FW400_USB

[AdamPT8]

Originally Posted by audiogeekzine

I use a D2 Quadra 1TB personally.

a 500GB would be better but are harder to find these days.

with 1TB it should be partitioned in 2 parts and use only one part at a time. This gives you the best performance.

You can also order a drive from OWC

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firew...W800_FW400_USB

What advantage do you get from partitioning it as apposed to just using it as one big hard drive?

[audiogeekzine]

it prevents the head from having to retrieve data from all over the platter. Not really an issue with the smaller drives.

[AdamPT8]

oh cool, so getting a 500mb drive will be cheaper and better, I'm all for that lol

[audiogeekzine]

500MB won't hold much...get a 500 GB