Which Hard Drive to Add

bmcwatt wrote on 11/28/2000, 11:25 AM
Hi,
I have a new system arriving next week and want to add a
2nd hard drive for video editing. The 1st hard drive is a
7200 ATA/100 and was planning on adding a 2nd similar
drive. All the specs in terms of xfer speeds etc. are
excellent but I was wondering do I have to get a drive that
specifically says its for A/V applications??
Thank you,
Brent

Comments

void wrote on 11/28/2000, 11:38 AM
The most important thing to remember is that you need a drive
dedicated to audio/video. As for a drive made for a/v material, its
all hype. There are two things that are important when looking at
hard drives 1)Transfer speed 2) seek time (and in that order)
Maximum throughput on a drive is the most important thing. It is
also important to realize the limitations of IDE drives. Although
IDE is now bragging about ATA100 (UDMA), IDE drives are still uni-
directional meaning that they can only read or write at any given
time. The faster speeds and caching allow it to be able to multi-
track or whatever. However, SCSI is bi-directional meaning that it
can read and write simultaneously. SCSI is far more expensive than
IDE and requires a seperate controller. A 7200 ATA/100 drive will
suffice as long is it is dedicated to your project material.
However, in the future as your projects grow in length, tracks, and
complexity, you may want to look at investing in a good SCSI solution.

-James
my .0000000008 worth.

Brent McWatters wrote:
>>Hi,
>>I have a new system arriving next week and want to add a
>>2nd hard drive for video editing. The 1st hard drive is a
>>7200 ATA/100 and was planning on adding a 2nd similar
>>drive. All the specs in terms of xfer speeds etc. are
>>excellent but I was wondering do I have to get a drive that
>>specifically says its for A/V applications??
>>Thank you,
>>Brent
JimT wrote on 11/29/2000, 9:57 AM
...and don't forget noise level if that's a consideration. Maxtor
drives aren't too bad.


James Harold wrote:
>>The most important thing to remember is that you need a drive
>>dedicated to audio/video. As for a drive made for a/v material, its
>>all hype. There are two things that are important when looking at
>>hard drives 1)Transfer speed 2) seek time (and in that order)
>>Maximum throughput on a drive is the most important thing. It is
>>also important to realize the limitations of IDE drives. Although
>>IDE is now bragging about ATA100 (UDMA), IDE drives are still uni-
>>directional meaning that they can only read or write at any given
>>time. The faster speeds and caching allow it to be able to multi-
>>track or whatever. However, SCSI is bi-directional meaning that it
>>can read and write simultaneously. SCSI is far more expensive than
>>IDE and requires a seperate controller. A 7200 ATA/100 drive will
>>suffice as long is it is dedicated to your project material.
>>However, in the future as your projects grow in length, tracks, and
>>complexity, you may want to look at investing in a good SCSI
solution.
>>
>>-James
>>my .0000000008 worth.
>>
>>Brent McWatters wrote:
>>>>Hi,
>>>>I have a new system arriving next week and want to add a
>>>>2nd hard drive for video editing. The 1st hard drive is a
>>>>7200 ATA/100 and was planning on adding a 2nd similar
>>>>drive. All the specs in terms of xfer speeds etc. are
>>>>excellent but I was wondering do I have to get a drive that
>>>>specifically says its for A/V applications??
>>>>Thank you,
>>>>Brent
MixNut wrote on 12/7/2000, 2:58 PM
I'm getting ready to restage my system with 2 Maxtor 20gig,
7200RPM, ATA100 drives. My partitioned C: and D: drive is
making funny mechanical noises and crashing a lot...I think
trying to track to a partioned drive was not a good idea,
anyway. I hope a dedicated audio drive will help with
overall stability...Anyone had experience with this?

I digress...You may consider adding a removable bay and
sled arrangement. You can get ATA 100 sled bays for $30
bucks and a 20gig ATA100 drive for $99. This
allows "project-based" drives, better multiple user
organization, etc.

And, quite frankly, it's cheaper to store the drive as
backup than it is to buy 3x 8gig TRAVAN tapes!

You're talking video though...An ATA66 DMA drive has been
more than adequate for my use in 24bit multitrack audio
applications...But, SCSI is much better suited for video.

Good luck.

Jim wrote:
>>...and don't forget noise level if that's a
consideration. Maxtor
>>drives aren't too bad.
>>
>>
>>James Harold wrote:
>>>>The most important thing to remember is that you need a
drive
>>>>dedicated to audio/video. As for a drive made for a/v
material, its
>>>>all hype. There are two things that are important when
looking at
>>>>hard drives 1)Transfer speed 2) seek time (and in that
order)
>>>>Maximum throughput on a drive is the most important
thing. It is
>>>>also important to realize the limitations of IDE
drives. Although
>>>>IDE is now bragging about ATA100 (UDMA), IDE drives are
still uni-
>>>>directional meaning that they can only read or write at
any given
>>>>time. The faster speeds and caching allow it to be
able to multi-
>>>>track or whatever. However, SCSI is bi-directional
meaning that it
>>>>can read and write simultaneously. SCSI is far more
expensive than
>>>>IDE and requires a seperate controller. A 7200 ATA/100
drive will
>>>>suffice as long is it is dedicated to your project
material.
>>>>However, in the future as your projects grow in length,
tracks, and
>>>>complexity, you may want to look at investing in a good
SCSI
>>solution.
>>>>
>>>>-James
>>>>my .0000000008 worth.
>>>>
>>>>Brent McWatters wrote:
>>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>I have a new system arriving next week and want to
add a
>>>>>>2nd hard drive for video editing. The 1st hard drive
is a
>>>>>>7200 ATA/100 and was planning on adding a 2nd similar
>>>>>>drive. All the specs in terms of xfer speeds etc.
are
>>>>>>excellent but I was wondering do I have to get a
drive that
>>>>>>specifically says its for A/V applications??
>>>>>>Thank you,
>>>>>>Brent