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best usb3 external for laptop and vegas 12 or 13
My hard drive won’t play audio wav files correctly and I want to find an external USB3 hard drive so I can edit on Sony Vegas pro 12. I can also gat 13 if needed. Should I be using RAID 0 or 1? Does anyone have success editing on a laptop with an external? Any recommendations on HDD that work would be appreciated. Thanx_Tony
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Keep in mind that many external hard drives will never operate at the maximum USB3 speed. If you really want the best, build your own small external 2-drive case and load it with fast SSD drives in a RAID 0 configuration.
If you want a pre-made external I’d recommend Lacie.
Dave
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I’m currently using the GTech G-Drive Thunderbolt/USB3.0. Working flawlessly and I’m using it for video as well. Playing HUGE files (100-150 GB each clip). You may be confused as far as Thunderbolt, but I’m running V13 via Bootcamp on the newest MacPro. Suuuuuuuper happy with this config. Just would love to see Sony finally take it native.
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John’s recommendation is a very good one, too. The G-Drives are pretty much designed for the power user and provide superb performance. You’ll pay extra for that, obviously, but they are really good and I’ve heard also provide exceptional customer service (like Lacie).
Dave
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Hey Dave!
You’re absolutely right… They have amazing support! In this day and age it’s really comforting to know you can pick up the phone, call the actual manufacturer, the actually answer AND even help you for…. wait for it……. NO CHARGE!!! Sony are you listening???
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