lacie 320GB with macbookpro17″

[Zane Barker]

[mahesh dood] “the other option being the same drive but with 7200rpm. i know this is sure to work but it costs 55$ more than the other one”

WELL worth the extra money. Go with the faster drive.

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!

[Sascha Engel]

I agree with Mahesh! Specially if you edit higher res material such as HD and RED the extra rounds absolutely payoff!!! Together with the FireWire 800 connection – it will work great.

[Andy Mees]

Yes, it’ll work just fine but the 7200 rpm drive may feel a little snappier. You’d probably be better off spending the extra but I’d be inclined to spend that extra on a bigger disc as 320GB is not too roomy these days.

If you can double your money then a better purchase would likely be a Lacie Little Big Disk Quadra or G-Technology G-RAID mini

Best
Andy

[Neil Sadwelkar]

If you are planning on investing in a LaCie, bear in mind two factors…

1. LaCie RAID drives are notoriously unreliable and prone to failure. In the event of failure, it is near impossible to rescue any meaningful amount of data from a RAID.
2. laCie support is a bit spotty in some countries. In places they don’t even have a telephone support or a policy of responding to support issues.

So beware. I’d prefer Western Digital.

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FCP Editor, Edit systems consultant
Mumbai India

[Andy Mees]

1. LaCie RAID drives are notoriously unreliable and prone to failure…

This is sadly true of Lacie’s desktop drive based offerings but is not true of their laptop drive based units.

[Gary Askham]

What resolution and codec are you editing with?

For DV or HDV the 5400rpm drive will probably be okay for simple sequences but you’ll get better performance from the faster drive. It’ll eat your laptop battery though.

I wouldn’t use this drive for anything more demanding than DV though. You’re not going to be doing much ProRes editing with this setup, never mind DVCProHD or even XDCAM.

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Shoreditch – London

[Russ Haskell]

For DV and HDV editing, I’ve had 5400 drives that worked fine…and I’ve had 7200 drives that were really problematic. There seem to be a lot of variations in QC among different brands.

People seem have favorite manufactures and those that they advise others to avoid like the plague – perhaps in part just reflecting luck of the draw.

For my part, I’d not be inclined to vouch for the reliability of anyone’s brand, but I might suggest that you take into account the quality of their support response. I have, for example, found OWC extremely responsive and competent. At the other end of the spectrum, I have found G-Tech to be very unresponsive.

Your milage may vary. Good luck.