Powerbook External Hard Drives?, has to work with pro tools though Options

[slowintrepid]

(first off I know there is a similar post right below me)

anyways. I have a powerbook G4 and I'm gonna be running pro tools LE with an M-Box and maybe logic. my school recomends that I get an external firewire hard drive with 7200 RPM"s as the minimum. I also know that pro tools is pick about what hard drives you use.

my question is. either what external hard drive is good for my set up.

and 2. is it possible for me to take a internal HDD put it in a case and and use it. (I know it's possible but would it work for Pro Tools)

and finally if I was to go there external/internal route. How to I hook up the drive to my comp??? does the case come with a firewire output or something??

[Ben Up the Tree]

I have a powerbook and also ran into trouble because I ran out of room on my little 40BG hard drive for audio. I decided that the best bang for my buck was to buy an external hard drive and stick it in an external enclosure. If you are doing pro-audio work you should invest in a 7200 rpm hard drive in a firewire enclosure.

Although most new macs (Not emac) have USB2, USB2 works by sending packets of data, which you can imagine can wreak havoc with audio or video streams. Firewire conversely was developed by Apple specifically for video streams and can handle audio with no problem. You can also choose a Firewire and USB2 enclosure to ensure compatibility with a PC machine down the road.

I bought a 200GB Seagate Barracuda 7200 rpm for $100 ($100 of rebates) and a Plumax 3.5" external Firewire/USB2 enclosure ($45). I would caution that if you are not a technical person, this may prove more challenging then you might like. I would also check websites like Dealmac, who often link to the lowest prices on the web for hard drives, enclosures, and prebuilt external hard drives.

This post has been edited by Ben Up the Tree: Thu 5 Feb 2004, 22:14