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    internal drive reccos?

    Posted by Todd Heyman on January 17, 2013 at 6:33 pm

    running fcp 7 on a mid 2010 macpro 2 x 2.4 ghz quad core intel xenon with 24g RAM.. Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB

    i need to add an internal drive for media storage. i figured 2 or 3 TB.

    any suggestions?

    thanks!

    Todd

    Todd Heyman replied 13 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Neil Patience

    January 17, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    I would look at something like the Hitachi Deskstar 7200 rpm, I have had a couple of these in a software raid in my MacPro running for over a year without issue.
    Or the Seagate Barracuda 7200, or Western Digital Caviar Black 7200 should both be worth a look.

    I think they are all available as 2TB or 3TB depending on how much you want to spend, a single drive wont give you massive speed but will be fine for a stream or 2 of ProRes HD

    best wishes
    Neil
    http://www.patience.tv

  • Todd Heyman

    January 17, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    thanks neil -thats great because i just ordered this:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CSIG1G/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

  • Neil Patience

    January 18, 2013 at 4:13 pm

    Yes that should do you nicely, it is incredible how cheap storage has become. I remember paying £1,500 for a 9GiG Avid Hard Drive !

    best wishes
    Neil
    http://www.patience.tv

  • Todd Heyman

    January 18, 2013 at 4:42 pm

    and a syquest drive was the largest storage space 😉
    thanks again neil
    cheers

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