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Laptop 5400rpm drive
I am looking to get a laptop that I will use occasionally to edit with PPRo 2.0. If I am not using an external drive, but only the internal drive for all files (program, project, preview, etc) will the 5400 rpm drive keep up or do I need to step up to a 7200 rpm drive? Will even the 7200 rpm drive work if it is the only drive I am using?
Thank you
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3 Replies
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I think your pushing it even using a 7200RPM drive if thats going to be your only drive.
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Nothing less than 7200rpm will work. Also, you are pushing your limits by using just an internal HDD.
Aanarav Sareen
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I would agree with the other replies here and go so far as to say I would strongly avoid against using an internal drive for video editing.
One of the additional reasons for specifying this is that if you edit on the same partition as your operating system the defragmentation which will occur could cause additional performance problems even when not capturing.
I do video editing on a laptop but keep all my video projects on an external USB2.0 300gb drive. This works well for me and also means when I need to defrag the drive – as I do from time to time – I can do this on a seperate Windows XP system
Dave
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