Hi!
So I’ve been advised to get a Mac Book Pro with a 200GB SATA 7200 rpm hard drive for my film editing purposes. However, someone told me that the 250GB SATA 5400 rpm drive is pretty much just as good, especially since I will keep most if not all of my files on an extrnal hard drive anyway. I hate the idea of the faster drive being hotter and noisier and less eco friendly :), as I sometimes work 12 hours or more without stopping, so a cooler and quieter machine sounds better to me, even if it is a little bit slower. But some people say that there is a DRAMATIC difference between the performance of the two drives – is this true????
My only concern is that it won’t be able to do the things I need it to do, like work on all the latest formats. Does anybody know if there will be any difference in that aspect? I will be using the latest FCP on the laptop.
I’m leaning toward getting the slower drive because I could pick it up right away, and because of the reasons above. Am I making a huge mistake???? I don’t care so much about the money aspect of it all.