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Will Pro Tools MBox 2 Pro Work With 13" MBP?

OnTrack Studios

OnTrack Studios

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I'm really interested in picking up the new 13" MBP but I'm hearing a lot of issues with Pro Tools and the new macbook lineup. My MBox 2 Pro uses FW400 only and I've also heard that a 7200RPM HD is required for Pro Tools LE 8 to run properly. Any ideas?
 
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saxondale.

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You don't need a 7200rpm hard drive for it to run properly, 5200rpm is fine. The new MacBook Pros only have firewire 800, so im not too sure how you can connect it. I run 7.4.2 on my aluminum MacBook Pro with an MBox 2 (USB) and it runs perfectly.
 
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ChrisA

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OnTrack Studios said:
I'm really interested in picking up the new 13" MBP but I'm hearing a lot of issues with Pro Tools and the new macbook lineup. My MBox 2 Pro uses FW400 only and I've also heard that a 7200RPM HD is required for Pro Tools LE 8 to run properly. Any ideas?
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The new MBP just announced has FW800. FW400 can plug into a FW800 port if you have the correct cable. Also 7200RPM is not an issue because you would be using an external disk drive.

Something like this....
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.j...f6e4c110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&locale=en-US
 
OnTrack Studios

OnTrack Studios

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Apr 22, 2008
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Orlando, FL
Are the 400->800 firewire cables and adapters available anywhere other than online? And I currently record on my 15" MBP (early 2007) without an external drive. Will I be forced to use a firewire drive with the newer models?
 
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