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7200 rpm required?
What is the reason why a 7200 rpm is required to run Pro Tools?
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Re: 7200 rpm required?
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Because a 5400rpm access the audio too slow and reads and writes much slower than a 7200 rpm or SSD drive. You need a faster harddrive as a recording drive for Pro Tools to function properly so basically that's it. Best is to have either 7200rpm as boot a boot drive and another for recording to or an SSD for boot and one 7200 rpm for recording to. Chris
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Re: 7200 rpm required?
Throughput and latency. A 5400 rpm can't read/record as much data simultaneously. It can also have trouble reading and recording multiple tracks simultaneously. One could probably be used for very small sessions without issue, but that can't be promised. A 7200 rpm (non-green/energy saver) drive can deliver enough throughput to reliably read/record most sessions. However really large sessions require two or more drives.
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Re: 7200 rpm required?
Oh ok. What about recording to an SSD drive?
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Re: 7200 rpm required?
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I would get a Samsung 840 Evo or 840 Pro if you are after an internal SATA III drive. |
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