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Recommended External HD ?
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Triamera
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 08:31
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Could some one recommend me a stable/sturdy external mobile HD ... with firewire/usb 
and something not to expensive like this 
http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?pid=10351
also what capacity would be ideal for music applications ... 
thanks in advance 
  Nocturnal Wizardz Recs
Bhooteshwara Records
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Raoul V
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 09:12
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I bought a lacie 250 gb over a year ago for round 14000 rs.....
add that too the 250 gb on my mac pro, and 60 gb on my powerbook, its enough i think!!
Make sure u buy a good brand, that connects with firewire if u intend to load samples straight off it into your projects...
also with external drives if u dont disconnect properly when unplugging the firewire cable, u could lose shitloads of data, with the lacie i have, that doesnt happen, which is great!! |
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Alex Roudos
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 09:55
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My suggestion is :
Seagate Barracuda 500GB IDE ATA/100 16MB 7200RPM - around 150 euros
External firewire hard disk case - around 50 euros maximum.
I have two external disks like that(lower capacity and 3 years old), no problem ever and without even disconnecting safely. Never lost anything.
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dtd
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 10:04
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Triamera
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 10:57
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thanks for the quick replies
im thinking of getting the lacie too ...
shoud look for sata or scsi ? but then scsi is expensive right
the external casings you get here .. suck .. real shady ment for home use only ... havent tried looking for srotech boxes .. il give that a shot
are the maxster drives good
raoul no hickups with the 250 right ? ... iv herd the lacie drives over 500 tend to crash
Nocturnal Wizardz Recs
Bhooteshwara Records
Cubasing is like Freebasing, just with audio.
Both cost more than you can afford, and leaves you sitting in a dark room with no life,craving for more. |
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subconsciousmind
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 13:34
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avoid maxtor,
do what dtd said, excellent choice on anything, best quality, cheapest price,
scsi is no need. sata is good!
look for big cache. Most of my music for you to download at:
http://www.subconsciousmind.ch |
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Raoul V
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 14:00
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raoul no hickups with the 250 right ? ... iv herd the lacie drives over 500 tend to crash
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No, no problems whatsoever with mine.... Its one of the most sturdy pieces of equipment in my home studio!!
As far as assembling one yourself goes, it is the best option, as u can get far more for your money... But i just feel safer storing my data on a branded piece of equipment... |
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Get-a-fix
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 14:36
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PlutoDelic
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 15:55
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On 2007-03-15 13:34, subconsciousmind wrote:
avoid maxtor,
do what dtd said, excellent choice on anything, best quality, cheapest price,
scsi is no need. sata is good!
look for big cache.
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for sure, maxtor hdd's kills itself after the warranty ends  (for sellin more stuff)
Western Digital
Lacie
Seagate
ordered in quality, WD are just the most reliable hard drives
PSYKS |
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subconsciousmind
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 16:37
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for sure, maxtor hdd's kills itself after the warranty ends (for sellin more stuff)
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Absolutely, it's like the messages in mission impossible...
Most of my music for you to download at:
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Jeto
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 17:45
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I have & recommend GLYPH GT 050 PROFESSIONAL 250GB. It's designed for the grueling daily use of audio.
Features:
* Style: Table top enclosure
* Connection: FireWIre
* Hard drive size: 250GB
* QuietMetal: Eliminates noise and enables ultra-quiet operation.
* FireWire Bridging technology: Glyph's advanced hardware conversion technology that "bridges" the ATA hard drive interface and IEEE-1394 (FireWire) connection.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GT050250/
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Meta
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Posted : Mar 15, 2007 21:40
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Another reason to build your own external HD is that generally the HDs sold as "externals" have the exact same drives inside the case... with a much, much shorter warranty.
HD manufacturers know that an external will undergo much more physical stress and will die sooner, so they give them a shorter warranty (usually 1 year for external as opposed to a standard 3 year for internal).
Some 3rd party external cases are cheap, some are great, you just have to shop around a bit.
I'm sure the one Jeto posted is great quality but you could build your own for less than 1/2 the price.
http://soundcloud.com/aeon604
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Triamera
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Posted : Mar 16, 2007 12:57
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wow thanks a lot
i think il assemble one too 
Nocturnal Wizardz Recs
Bhooteshwara Records
Cubasing is like Freebasing, just with audio.
Both cost more than you can afford, and leaves you sitting in a dark room with no life,craving for more. |
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zafer
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Posted : Mar 17, 2007 22:14
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Meta
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Posted : Mar 17, 2007 22:47
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FYI if you are building an external and plugging in an unformatted HD to a USB port for the first time, it may not "pop up" as recognized automatically like it would if you plugged it in directly to a IDE or SATA port.
If your custom-built external does not appear when you plug it in:
Right Click "My Computer"
Manage
Storage, Disk Management
You can format new unrecognized USB drives there are assign them a drive letter. After you do that once and it has been formatted it will pop up automatically every time it is plugged in.
http://soundcloud.com/aeon604
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