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January 11, 2006
Avid Express Pro, FCP and Firewire 800
We all want to add speed to our editing workflow and the new Firewire 800 is huge step in that direction. Avid and FCP ask a lot of your hard-drives and push all of the information through those small black cables. If you run Firewire 400 the transfer rate is 400 mbs, USB 2.0 is approx 480 mbs and the new Firewire 800 steps up to a blazing 800 mbs. Upgrading to the 800 is very inexpensive and very easy. All you need is a Firewire 800 card for around fifty dollars and most of the new 800 drives are close to the same price as the other formats.
The beauty of the new 800 drives is that they have 400 interfaces built right in so, if you have a huge collection of 400 drives, no need to worry. Just install your new 800 card in your computer, plug the 800 drive in and plug your 400 drive into the back of the 800 drive. With so many brands of hard drives on the market you need to look for a few specifics before you buy. Make sure that it can stay cool with internal fans. The new Maxtor One Touch ll, Firewire 800 edition, is great drive to look at if you are in the market to upgrade to 800. In tests running this drive hard for the last week it always feels cool to the touch. Check out all of the specs for this drive and next time you need more hard-drive space, step up to 800, you will not regret it.
Posted by MovingPicture at January 11, 2006 05:47 PM