Are the PB's HD's good for FCP?

nebagakid · January 2, 2004 10:10AM

Are the Hard drives for the current PowerBooks good (fast enough) for doing DV work in Final Cut Pro?

bnoyhtuawb · January 2, 2004 11:35AM

The 5400 rpm 8MB cache version is, works nicely for me!

January 2, 2004 3:03PM

Throw a 7200RPM IBM Travelstar 7K60 in there and you'll be thrilled.

nebagakid · January 2, 2004 5:19PM

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Originally posted by BNOYHTUAWB

The 5400 rpm 8MB cache version is, works nicely for me!

that is what I was thinking, I would need to get that upgrade.

kyogen · January 13, 2004 1:36PM

I can't remember what I got on my 15 AL PBook... know of a way to check?

piwozniak · January 13, 2004 1:43PM

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Originally posted by 709

Throw a 7200RPM IBM Travelstar 7K60 in there and you'll be thrilled.

I second that..

hott roder 26 · January 13, 2004 2:32PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 709

Throw a 7200RPM IBM Travelstar 7K60 in there and you'll be thrilled.

I third that!

mark_wilkins · January 13, 2004 3:45PM

I've used the default 4200 drive in mine for DV work pretty extensively and it's never let me down.

-- Mark

lsngctrl · January 13, 2004 4:33PM

I don't know but my new 15" AlBook just went in for the third hard drive. First was a Hitachi, second was a Fujitsu and third... I am still waiting to see.

cosmo · January 13, 2004 6:11PM

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Originally posted by kyogen

I can't remember what I got on my 15 AL PBook... know of a way to check?

The apple system profiler will tell you the brand, not the speed though.

Click the apple menu and select about this mac, then click the more info button. From the left column select ATA (its in the hardware section).

This is on panther. Its in the system profiler in Jag, but i think there is a tab instead of the list in the column.

Are the PB's HD's good for FCP?

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