SATA, or SATAE drives???

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SATA, or SATAE drives???

My supplier tells me it is getting harder to get external firewire drives as the new SATA(E) drives are taking over.

I've got a MacBook Pro and a G5 Tower. I use a LOT of external drives.

What is Apple's take on this?

All ears...

Ben

G5 2.5Ghz, Mac OS X (10.4.2)

Posted on Feb 28, 2007 11:02 AM

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Red Dwarf

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Feb 28, 2007 11:24 AM in response to Ben Low

Hi Ben,

I would respectfully suggest that you change suppliers. 😉

There are plenty of sources for firewire drives, both online and in relevant retail outlets. Of course technology is continuously evolving but firewire will be with us for quite a long time.

Of course, eSATA drives have many benefits over firewire. That's not a problem though. If you have a MacBook Pro simply buy an eSATA Expresscard 34 and you will be able to connect the drives. With a Mac Pro or G5, again, an eSATA card slotted into one of the slots resolves the problem.

RD

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Ben Low Author

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Mar 2, 2007 1:22 PM in response to Red Dwarf

Most helpful Red Dwarf, thank you.

I spend fifteen hours a day on these machines and I'm always amazed at how easily I slip 'out of the loop'.

I'm editing and scoring films using FCP Studio and LogicPro ... I'm wondering if switching to the eSATA drives will make any difference in performance? The number of effects that will play real time in FCP?

Much appreciated...

Ben

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