Scratch disks for FCPX.
I'm considering a SSD scratch disk, but not sure on interface.
Currently use a WD My Passport Studio 2TB via FW800, which works fine, but is slightly slower with larger projects.
Obviously Thunderbolt is the best of the bunch, but cost is high.
If I stuck with a HDD and not a SSD for now, I would choose between USB3 or FW800. The bottleneck would be the HDD when using USB3, but is the Interface when using FW800.
USB3 is much faster then FW800, but USB3 sends data in packets, so its better for data storage etc, whereas FW800 sends data in a stream, which is better for video editing etc - is this correct?
In which case would a FW800 drive be better then USB3 for editing, if using a HDD for a scratch disk?
I'm considering a WD My Passport 2TB USB3 drive, as cost is low in comparison, but I'm not sure if USB3 would be good for editing?
I'm beginning to think the ideal solution would be to crack open a Buffalo Ministation Thunderbolt 500GB drive (cheapest one) and replace it with a SSD, so I can just use Thunderbolt instead?!! Although this is more then twice the cost of a USB3 drive.....
I'm considering a SSD scratch disk, but not sure on interface.
Currently use a WD My Passport Studio 2TB via FW800, which works fine, but is slightly slower with larger projects.
Obviously Thunderbolt is the best of the bunch, but cost is high.
If I stuck with a HDD and not a SSD for now, I would choose between USB3 or FW800. The bottleneck would be the HDD when using USB3, but is the Interface when using FW800.
USB3 is much faster then FW800, but USB3 sends data in packets, so its better for data storage etc, whereas FW800 sends data in a stream, which is better for video editing etc - is this correct?
In which case would a FW800 drive be better then USB3 for editing, if using a HDD for a scratch disk?
I'm considering a WD My Passport 2TB USB3 drive, as cost is low in comparison, but I'm not sure if USB3 would be good for editing?
I'm beginning to think the ideal solution would be to crack open a Buffalo Ministation Thunderbolt 500GB drive (cheapest one) and replace it with a SSD, so I can just use Thunderbolt instead?!! Although this is more then twice the cost of a USB3 drive.....