External Hard Drive Recommendations, please!

[aerynn]

Hello,

I really need to buy an external drive. Please advise on brands, and any particular model that people have used and like. I have no experience buying external drives but i need one.

Here are my specs:

MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Mac OS X 10.5.7

MBox 2, ProTools LE 4.2.something

Any advice would be very much appreciated! Thanks!

Cheers,
aerynn

[yanncrusoe]

Glyphs are approved, compatible with PTLE, bit expensive but wont give you any problem. PT 4.2???
geez...you should get PTLE 8. Doesnt cost that much and its , the bomb.
good luck!!!

[TheFoulFrog]

While the majority of people have a preference for a particular brand, that's usually based on simply a couple of good or bad experiences. The fact is that there really isn't much difference between the brands when it comes to reliability. How long a particular drive will last has more to do with luck than anything else (so ignore MTBF ratings - they're completely meaningless). I use an ioSafe Solo which is waterproof and fireproof. It's a bit more expensive than a standard eHDD, but better protects your data.

HTH.

[albee1952]

Go here and select from the right hand column(to get a pair of FW400 ports)
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firew...b/eliteclassic

[JazzyJ]

http://oyendigital.com/firewire-usb-...ard-drive.html

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/on-the-go

Both of these have 7200 RPM 2.5' Drives that are buss powered. Both have Oxford Chipsets.

Both will be excellent.

[Obsidian Dragon]

+1 for OWC drives from www.macsales.com.

[Obsidian Dragon]

Originally Posted by TheFoulFrog

While the majority of people have a preference for a particular brand, that's usually based on simply a couple of good or bad experiences. The fact is that there really isn't much difference between the brands when it comes to reliability. How long a particular drive will last has more to do with luck than anything else (so ignore MTBF ratings - they're completely meaningless). I use an ioSafe Solo which is waterproof and fireproof. It's a bit more expensive than a standard eHDD, but better protects your data.

HTH.

Note: This link goes to a USB drive. USB drives are not recommended nor supported for Protools due to performance issues with USB. Firewire is recommended.

[Ken Burk]

'nother +1 for macsales and OWC. I have a bus powered FW 800 that has been just fine and convenient for portability

[aerynn]

Thanks all, I'll review this tomorrow night and hopefully make a purchase.