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Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
Thought it'd be easy finding a USB 3.0 drive for PT that span at 7200rpm.
It doesn't seem so. Plenty of contradictions that seem to suggest that a good 5400rpm USB 3.0 drive can be as effective (quick) as a not so good 7200rpm USB 3.0 drive. Any suggestions? - purely for audio I/O. |
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Re: Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firew...W800_FW400_USB
I haven't tried them using the USB3 connection, but OWC drives have always been solid with FW800, and you get both! |
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Re: Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
No matter what drive it is (Internal, USB, Thunderbolt or Firewire), it BETTER be 7200 RPM ... Fact!
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Re: Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
You might want to share that advice with Apple who are fitting 5400rpm drives in new machines as standard.
So anyway - a USB 3.0 SATA hard drive enclosure seems a decent shout, then any drive (7200rpm) could be used. Thanks for comments. |
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Re: Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
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Faster spinning drives have a quicker 'seek time'. The protocol used to transfer data from the drive to the processor once it has been sought out, whether it be Firewire, USB2.0 USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt is a separate issue to hard drive seek time. Putting a VW onto a formula one racetrack doesn't turn it into a racecar. The data transfer protocol is akin to a racetrack whilst the vehicle engine equates to 'seek time'.
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Re: Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
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Firstly those are typically singe drive systems drives, the 7200 rpm spec here is for the separate audio drive. But even as a system drive a 5400 rpm drive is often pretty awful, especially if you expect to run VI samples from it. Apple has to sell a wide variety of systems, including down to a lower-end more price sensitive market segment. You can purchase most Apple products with 7200 rpm drives, and Apple's fusion drives may help with some of this but the likely hood of unpredictable performance with a latency sensitive DAW application should be a concern. IO is very important for Pro Tools and (to a somewhat lesser extent) other DAWs, and I have to question why people are still looking at rotating drives when flash drives are so affordable (especially from third parties) and have stunning performance--and you can easily install say a Samsung 840 Pro SSD drive (the drive I would currently recommended) in an external enclosure. Darryl |
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Re: Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
Just to be clear, I wasn't insinuating that it was a *good* idea for Apple to put 5400 drives into their machines. Well, let's be honest it's a monumental cash saving exercise and a lot of the recent Apple customers from the iPhone generation aren't going to be bothered or even notice.
Take your point zedhed but a 7200 drive coupled with a USB 2 or USB 3 (F/W 800) - surely preferable? So Darryl, what's the skinny with SSD then - last I looked, I didn't notice many people using for PT I/O? ... as far as 2.5" vs 3.5" goes, has that any bearing on speed? |
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Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
All SSD you will ever care about are 2.5". Just go buy whatever capacity Samsung 840 Pro drive you want. amazon.com or your favorite retailer. E.g. http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Electr.../dp/B009NB8WRU
Many people are using SSD for Pro Tools storage and/or boot drives. You can read the many threads on DUC about this. About a year or so ago Avid just approved/recommended any SSD drive as suitable storage. That was maybe being braver than I would be, but I really see no reason to buy spinning disk for use today except archiving/backup or things like huge video RAID boxes. If you are on a Mac do not use a USB2 caddy, USB3 maybe or FW800 with an Oxford Chipset or thunderbolt. Or buy a drive already packaged e.g. From Lacie. Darryl |
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Re: Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
Cheers. Yeah, Mac user for many years. MacMini (late Oct 2012) will be coupled to this external drive and SSD sounds a plausible option then.
That Samsung drive can be acquired in the UK, a bit pricey for my modest needs but point taken on specs. and speed. Indeed, I wouldn't attempt a caddy which wasn't F/W 800 or USB 3.0. Cheers. |
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Re: Recommend a USB 3.0 Ext. HD
The Western Digital My Book 2TB (not the 1 TB) has a 7200 RPM drive inside
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