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  • Is a portable external firewire 800 drive OK to use?

    Posted by Brewster Burns on March 1, 2012 at 2:49 am

    I want the flexibility to edit on my desktop and Macbook Pro, but don’t want to move projects.

    What I want to do is put active projects on an external firewire 800 portable drive. Years ago, this was not a good idea.

    Does anyone do this with success?

    Brewster Burns replied 14 years, 7 months ago 1 Member · 1 Reply
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  • Brewster Burns

    March 2, 2012 at 6:50 pm

    Sorry, some clarification: The issue I’m asking about is the possible overheating of a portable drive vs. a powered drive with a fan…

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