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Firewire or SCSI drives
Just curious to see if firewire is replacing SCSI in terms of everyday use on Protools systems?
As I plan to upgrade my system, I'm wondering if I need to carry over my Atto card to the new system(or perhaps purchase as new one as needed with many other components in my upgrade) Thanks |
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Re: Firewire or SCSI drives
Anders,
SCSI can be cumbersome with the advent of Firewire, ease of use and moving around. Since u have the ATTO no point chucking it away. never know when it may come handy. Baylon |
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anders,
i'd look onto SATA. internal or external. will give you more speed and capacity in the long-run. but if you don't want to spend money, then stay with SCSI and your ATTO card (make sure it will work in the new system) my SCSI 128-kit with the Express PCI UL3D works just fine in my G5. for high track counts and dense edits, SCSI is better FW. and SATA is even better. i have had terrible luck with FW and i don't trust them. but lots of people successfully use them and have found very reliable brands.
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Re: Firewire or SCSI drives
I'd say an SNS Fibre Drive -or- an SNS X4 iSCSI rig....Both very happening. I love the iSCSI stuff. Hard Drives down an Ethernet line, 100+ off a drive, no slot. Cool.
My .02 -Todd A. |
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I have 2 FW drives that died within a year. I have not a single SCSI drive that ever died in many years.
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but I had a SCSI server that burned away )) mubeau |
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It´s maily the FW connector that is crap. On a FW plug the power voltage and GND are so close together that the slightest bending leads to a short and fries the FW port of the computer. Happened to already twice in a large studio I work for sometimes. Also the plug doesn´t´interlock and the shape isn´t very nice. It is possible to plug in a FW cable the wrong way round on some drives because the fit is too loose.
I think FW is kinda good and bad. Hope some day computer developers will take a look how audio plugs are made. Hope Neutrik will come up with a FW plug just like their ethernet plug in a XLR housing. Frank.
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Frank.
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