Purchasing Advice: Lacie External Hard Drives
I'm really interested in buying a 200 GB external HD, mainly for holding heaps of music and digital video editing with iMovie, and like the look of the Lacie d2 range.
Here's the thing... as I haven't had any experience of using an external HD, how do I go about using iTunes and iMovie via an external HD and which of these two (see links below) drives would be best...ie. faster?
Both of the 200 Gb models (item nos, 300717 and 300878 ) are very similar in price but one has FireWire 400/800 and USB2.
Lacie Triple interface HDs
lacie Extreme FW HDs
Specs look similar on both, so maybe the triple interface is the one to go for?
Thanks.
Here's the thing... as I haven't had any experience of using an external HD, how do I go about using iTunes and iMovie via an external HD and which of these two (see links below) drives would be best...ie. faster?
Both of the 200 Gb models (item nos, 300717 and 300878 ) are very similar in price but one has FireWire 400/800 and USB2.
Lacie Triple interface HDs
lacie Extreme FW HDs
Specs look similar on both, so maybe the triple interface is the one to go for?
Thanks.
Comments
To use iTunes, simply set up the music library on the external drive and select 'Preferences' - 'Advanced' from the iTunes menu and change the iTunes Music Folder Location. In iMovie, the app asks for a location of where you would like to create your project on startup (or on creating a new project).
Originally posted by MiMac
I'm really interested in buying a 200 GB external HD, mainly for holding heaps of music and digital video editing with iMovie, and like the look of the Lacie d2 range.
Here's the thing... as I haven't had any experience of using an external HD, how do I go about using iTunes and iMovie via an external HD and which of these two (see links below) drives would be best...ie. faster?
Both of the 200 Gb models (item nos, 300717 and 300878 ) are very similar in price but one has FireWire 400/800 and USB2.
Lacie Triple interface HDs
lacie Extreme FW HDs
Specs look similar on both, so maybe the triple interface is the one to go for?
Thanks.
They're really loud. Mine sorta bothered me, but I only have to use it for back ups now.
I would definately recommend Lacie!! 8)
I haven't found mine too noisy and i've used it for video editing and as a boot drive. The only time it's noisy is when copying large files around the drive itself (i.e from folder to folder or partition to partition). But copying from my desktop to the Lacie (or vice versa) is pretty quiet!
Only time I notice them is when they wind up, and 'ping' off. Other than that I hardly notice the noise. In saying that I have mine hidden down the side of my desk....
I remember the 80 Gb Seagate Barracuda IV that I put into my last homebuilt PC. That harddrive was truly whisper quiet.
It also is a nice compliment in style to my desktop G5 PowerMac.
Originally posted by ipodandimac
They're really loud.
weird.
i have 2, 250 d2 triples and i concur with the previous poster that the loudest noise it makes is the pinging sound of shutting down --- by no means is the drive louder than the high speed fan of my ti book..
if you get one of these drives, just make sure to run disk warrior on it on a regual basis. I think the 'drive failure' you hear about with these drives is more related to a complete lack of maintence than overheating...
Now to find an etailer that delivers to Ireland \ Seems that the best deals to be had online from UK companies are not much good when they won't deliver outside of "mainland UK".
It's not as if I live on the other side of the world! \
they come with usb & fw ports
i paid approx 80$ for mine
get any ide hdd you want, open the case
& put it in
use as needed
a lot cheaper & works very well
Im looking at an external HD where to back up many many MANY hours of video in raw DV to then put together over the next many months. I have about 18 full tapes to get off. Probably 15-20 hours worth. I dunno. These are tapes from 10+ years ago that I want to put on DVD. Crazy project, I know.
Anyway, looking at external HDs, I suddenly see that a 250GB HD is about 220-250 euros. Then, suddenly the LaCie Porsche Design 250GB USB2 7200rpm drive is 160euros. I saw some reviews and seems ok... but Im still at a loss why its so much cheaper.
Will I regret the fact it just has a USB2 connector since I will be using just this HD for DV content?
Im not a power user ... Im just weary of a sudden low price for a "brand name"
Also, although I dont see why there should be a problem, the fact its not Firewire shouldnt be a problem right? For iMovie/Video capture.
Thanx
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