is a 5400 rpm external drive fast enough for audio and video? saw a nice compact 160 gig at office depot for 150 yesterday.
发表时间 Sun 25 Feb 07 @ 8:27 pm
The fastest laptop drives I have seen are 7200rpm:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=15&N=2010150380+1035507776+130971534&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=380
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=15&N=2010150380+1035507776+130971534&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=380
发表时间 Sun 25 Feb 07 @ 9:13 pm
5400 is fast enough, but the faster the better.
发表时间 Sun 25 Feb 07 @ 9:14 pm
You really only have three choices. 5400, 7200, and 10,000. (Which would be the ultra expensive Raptor drives.) Typically, laptop drives are only 5400 rpm which keep the temps low. If you were doing something which need constant access to the drive (like linear video or audio editing), I would suggest a 7200 rpm. Otherwise, even for VDJ 5400 would be fine. (Be sure to get one with a large cache which will offset the speed of the platters.
发表时间 Mon 26 Feb 07 @ 12:46 am
in my laptop I have a 7200 rpm. the 5400 wuld be for storing files on to playback with vdj. that external was small. it could easily fit in my backpack with the laptop, dac 3, m audio nd all my cables. I still have about 25 gigs free on my D partition but the more recurrents and classics I add it will fill up fast not to mention all the videos I'm ripping from dvds.
发表时间 Mon 26 Feb 07 @ 1:08 am