Firewire HD as scratch disk

[Bob Jovi]

hi,

i finally got a macbook and was looking for an external firewire drive to go with it.
would a bus powered 5400 lacie be good for the job, or should I really look for one with an AC power supply?

 

[bigbossbmb]

nope, you're going to need to get an AC powered 7200rpm drive.

 

[MattG]

hi,

i finally got a macbook and was looking for an external firewire drive to go with it.
would a bus powered 5400 lacie be good for the job, or should I really look for one with an AC power supply?

The faster the better. I went through the same ordeal trying to pick out a drive, and all research and recommendations from other people told me that the slower, bus-powered hard drives simply aren't fast enough.

I bought one of these and I'm very happy with it...fast, quiet, portable and built well:

http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=10511

 

[Bob Jovi]

will there really be a noticable slow down with regards to my editing if I use a bus powered HD then?

 

[Bob Jovi]

will there really be a noticable slow down with regards to my editing if I use a bus powered HD then?

opps: sorry for the repeat!

 

[faustfire]

will there really be a noticable slow down with regards to my editing if I use a bus powered HD then?

YES