Not gonna lie, i'm gonna need help....

[seanl3s]

Originally Posted by dr_daw

There's no need to get the HD 'fitted' into your MBP. There are options for you, I run a similar setup and use GLyph GTP50 drive. They are now available with USB 3. Another good option is OCW drive as they are approved by Avid. Some people prefer to get the WD Carviar Blacks and put them in an enclosure.

Glyph GTP50

http://www.glyphtech.com/products/gpt50-3/

OCW

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

Enclosures

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-...al-Enclosures/

With your new MBP did you max out your RAM? I hope so, because you can't upgrade after if you got a 'retina'.

ok, i got 16gb ram, will that do?

[dr_daw]

That'll be good, should have no problems. Be sure to do all the optimizations that Avid recommends. What OS did your MBP come with? Whatever you do, DO NOT UPDATE IT TO MAVERICK! If it doesn't already have it.

[seanl3s]

Originally Posted by dr_daw

That'll be good, should have no problems. Be sure to do all the optimizations that Avid recommends. What OS did your MBP come with? Whatever you do, DO NOT UPDATE IT TO MAVERICK! If it doesn't already have it.

damn it is OS X Mavericks!! is this gonna be a problem??

[seanl3s]

I can get my hands on a samsung external hardrive 1tb, but its 5400rpm?
is that gonna be any use to begin with?

[dr_daw]

OSX Mavericks is not currently supported. There are well documented issues. Do you have PT 11 installed already?

That drive will be little use, it may work, but it more than likely will cause problems as it is not fast enough. As previously mentioned 7200RPM min drives are what will work. That drive would be good for a backup drive.

Did you get your interface working?

[seanl3s]

Originally Posted by dr_daw

OSX Mavericks is not currently supported. There are well documented issues. Do you have PT 11 installed already?

That drive will be little use, it may work, but it more than likely will cause problems as it is not fast enough. As previously mentioned 7200RPM min drives are what will work. That drive would be good for a backup drive.

Did you get your interface working?

No i dont have it installed yet, my macbook hasnt been delievered yet im just tryin to get a bit of a head start so I know what im doin when it comes!
so i've got no hope with mavericks? what do u suggest I do?

[dr_daw]

Maybe you can contact Apple and ask to NOT have OSX 10.9 installed. I'm not 100% sure, but you may be able to use this combo updater to roll back the OS:

http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1676

Who knows, you may get lucky and maybe it won't show up with Maverick. Did you get Pro Tools yet? If you're looking to purchase it, keep in mind that you can get an 11rack w/ PT11 for the same price as protools alone.

Check it out on Sweetwater of B&H audio.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ElevenRack/

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by seanl3s

I can get my hands on a samsung external hardrive 1tb, but its 5400rpm?
is that gonna be any use to begin with?

Unfortunately no. I would stay away from all 5400rpm or "green" drives.

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by seanl3s

damn it is OS X Mavericks!! is this gonna be a problem??

Just a waiting game. Avid has not yet released any Mavericks compatible software, but they will eventually. Until that you can just update your iPhoto library and whatever...

[JFreak]

Originally Posted by Southsidemusic

The one drive most recommended here is the WD Caviar Black 1TB - 3TB 7200 rpm 64mb cache

+million

WD Blacks are the current kings of hard drive performance. Grab one of those and you should not have a problem.