laptop drive paritions..External drive.. at DVinfo.net

Mike Moncrief · October 20th, 2003, 04:01 PM

Hi all,

Setting up my new laptop for DV editing..And am wondering first if I should partition my 60 gig drive into a second partition for the video clips?? Any reason to do so?? And I am looking to buy a Firewire/USB2 external drive , I would like something compact(for travel) any recomendations??

Thanks..

Mike M

Glenn Chan · October 20th, 2003, 04:38 PM

I recommend that you don't partition. It's easier for file management if you don't partition since it's a bit harder to run out of space.

External drive:
Get firewire- USB will just give you headaches. Look for a drive with the oxford 911 chipset. IBM and WD drives are good to put inside the firewire enclosure. I'm not sure about compactness. Granite Digital and OWC sell enclosures- you might want to look at their products.

October 20th, 2003, 04:01 PM	#1
Mike Moncrief Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: orlando florida Posts: 426	laptop drive paritions..External drive.. Hi all, Setting up my new laptop for DV editing..And am wondering first if I should partition my 60 gig drive into a second partition for the video clips?? Any reason to do so?? And I am looking to buy a Firewire/USB2 external drive , I would like something compact(for travel) any recomendations?? Thanks.. Mike M __________________ Mike Moncrief mikemoncrief@gmail.com www.themikemoncrief.com

October 20th, 2003, 04:38 PM	#2
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	I recommend that you don't partition. It's easier for file management if you don't partition since it's a bit harder to run out of space. External drive: Get firewire- USB will just give you headaches. Look for a drive with the oxford 911 chipset. IBM and WD drives are good to put inside the firewire enclosure. I'm not sure about compactness. Granite Digital and OWC sell enclosures- you might want to look at their products.