Best Drives - UltraStar? - Deskstar? - Barracuda?

Robert Lane · May 26th, 2008, 04:41 PM

You'll be fine with that setup; Firmtek is one of the very few eSATA enclosure manufacturers that actually do it right.

Jonathan Bland · May 26th, 2008, 04:53 PM

Awsome Robert! Thanks.

I sure hope so cause I'm going to be living and working in multiple countries over the next few years and I need rock solid dependibility.

I aganized a little over going with the Hitachi Ultrastar but the dealer felt it just was not worth the extra coin as I would not be leaving them run 24/7.

He also said the the Seagates did push faster transfers although they kind of went up and down like a heartbeat whereas the Hitachi were constant.

I'll be using the Mackbook Pro and so I'll be limited by its bus speed. I don't plan on using more that 2-3 video tracks so I heard that there won't be dropped frames.

Any thoughts on anything else I might need to be aware of?

May 26th, 2008, 04:53 PM	#17
Jonathan Bland Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Way Far Away Posts: 230	Awsome Robert! Thanks. I sure hope so cause I'm going to be living and working in multiple countries over the next few years and I need rock solid dependibility. I aganized a little over going with the Hitachi Ultrastar but the dealer felt it just was not worth the extra coin as I would not be leaving them run 24/7. He also said the the Seagates did push faster transfers although they kind of went up and down like a heartbeat whereas the Hitachi were constant. I'll be using the Mackbook Pro and so I'll be limited by its bus speed. I don't plan on using more that 2-3 video tracks so I heard that there won't be dropped frames. Any thoughts on anything else I might need to be aware of? Last edited by Jonathan Bland; May 26th, 2008 at 04:53 PM. Reason: Spelling.

May 26th, 2008, 04:41 PM	#16
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,823 Images: 15	You'll be fine with that setup; Firmtek is one of the very few eSATA enclosure manufacturers that actually do it right.