we've all got our prejudices - good and bad experiences with different kit - what are yours?
Any brand recommendations for 3.5 sata drives to populate an external enclosure with FW 800 interface?
Samsung spinpoints.
I am staying away from maxtor/seagate as i had another die in an external case.
Ditto the Samsungs.
Cheapest at Scan. You can get free delivery as DVDoctor member via the Hexus forums.
http://forums.hexus.net/scan-care-hexus/138839-scan2hexus-free-shipping-information-rules-updated-10-07-08-a.html
http://forums.hexus.net/scan-care-hexus/138839-scan2hexus-free-shipping-information-rules-updated-10-07-08-a.html
Western Digital Blacks, Spinpoints or RAID editions of either of these if money is no object.
Thanks for these comments - anybody else?
Are we still looking at 7200RPM or is SATA at 5400 rpm satisfactory for video?...
The advice from a company I consult for is avoid! 7200 RPM full-fat drives are best for video. Don't worry too much about their "green" credentials, the difference in power consumption is negligible in real terms. OK, if you are running a massive data centre it's relevant, but compared with your CPU and graphics card a few watts difference on the hard drives is neither here nor there and not worth the risk.