 Logic 7.2 - 5400 Or 7200 Rpm Drive? |
  Wed 22 Nov 2006, 13:51
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I am about to buy a MacBook Pro, and I will be running Logic 7.2 on it - recording audio, using lots of reverb, compression, software instruments, etc.
I like the 15" 2.33 GHz for portability, but it doesn't come with a 7200 rpm hard drive option. Only the 17" does. I have been working on a G4 Ibook (1.33 GHz, 700-someting RAM) until now, which has forced me to use an external 7200 drive -- which is a pain. And I'm always having to freeze tracks, shut all nonessential tasks down, etc. to make eight to twelve tracks actually play back while recording. I would like to be able to mix down 24 tracks while also running Reason through ReWire. Will the 15" MBP C2D 2.33 GHz with a 5400 rpm internal drive (with 2 GB of RAM) still be screaming fast enough, or will I need to opt for the 17" at 7200? Do I need to sacrifice a bit of portability (extra 1.2 pounds and wider and longer) for drive speed? Or are the improvements in chipset, processor speed, and RAM enough, so that the difference between 5400 and 7200 rpm drives is only going to be noticed by some guy working with 120 simultaneous tracks of audio? Any help would be greatly appreciated. -------------------- 2.33 GHz MBP C2D, 3GB RAM
120GB 5400rpm internal, 500GB 7200rpm eSATA external, 250GB 7200rpm FW800 external Logic Studio, Reason 3, Reason Drum Kits 2, Reason Pianos, various refills, Line6 TonePort & GearBox Plug-Ins, Alesis i/O 26, Amplitube 2, Ampeg SVX, CSR, T-RackS, EZDrummer and various add-ons, Nomad Factory Studio Pro Bundle (Blue Tubes Bundle v3 & v2, Analog Signature Pack, BlueVerb DRV-2080, Essential Studio Suite, Liquid Bundle 2) |
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Wed 22 Nov 2006, 22:36
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 Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 899 Joined: 12-Oct 01 From: Kirkland Member No.: 2,002 |
You can get a bus powered firewire pocket drive, I suggest not recording to your system drive, a recording error could corrupt your system drive. (voice of experience)
A faster drive will run hotter and cause the fan to engage sooner. 
This post has been edited by gdoubleyou: Wed 22 Nov 2006, 22:40 -------------------- G-Dub
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Thu 23 Nov 2006, 04:56
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 28-Nov 05 From: Hamilton, NY - US Member No.: 73,128 |
QUOTE (gdoubleyou @ Wed 22 Nov 2006, 21:36)  You can get a bus powered firewire pocket drive, I suggest not recording to your system drive, a recording error could corrupt your system drive. (voice of experience) A faster drive will run hotter and cause the fan to engage sooner. Thanks for all your help guys. I think I'm going to go with the 15" with the 5400 rpm drive and see where it takes me. I'll likely be recording everything to a faster external FW800 drive -- though I'll try at first to see what the limits of the machine are for my simultaneous applications, just so I know. Thanks again! -------------------- 2.33 GHz MBP C2D, 3GB RAM
120GB 5400rpm internal, 500GB 7200rpm eSATA external, 250GB 7200rpm FW800 external Logic Studio, Reason 3, Reason Drum Kits 2, Reason Pianos, various refills, Line6 TonePort & GearBox Plug-Ins, Alesis i/O 26, Amplitube 2, Ampeg SVX, CSR, T-RackS, EZDrummer and various add-ons, Nomad Factory Studio Pro Bundle (Blue Tubes Bundle v3 & v2, Analog Signature Pack, BlueVerb DRV-2080, Essential Studio Suite, Liquid Bundle 2) |
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rcross73 Logic 7.2 - 5400 Or 7200 Rpm Drive? Wed 22 Nov 2006, 13:51
lepetitmartien The trouble is, you'll never be able to run 12... Wed 22 Nov 2006, 17:09
rcross73 QUOTE (lepetitmartien @ Wed 22 Nov 2006, 16... Wed 22 Nov 2006, 18:03 |
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