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5400rpm sufficient for Thunderbolt drives used with FCP?

I've long understood that hard drives used for video work should run at 7200rpm. Many of the portable Thunderbolt drives currently available seem to run at 5400rpm. Does the increased speed of the Thunderbolt interface obviate the need for the faster performance of a 7200rpm drive? (I would guess not, but would appreciate comments.)

Posted on Aug 4, 2013 11:05 AM

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Posted on Aug 4, 2013 11:08 AM

No. Disk performance can not be increased with a fast bus connection to the computer. If the disk is slow, it will still be just as slow with a faster bus.


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5400rpm sufficient for Thunderbolt drives used with FCP?

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