External Firewire 800 for storing/editing audio/video?

[rotren]

Anyone have any good advice about what external store solution to use for recording (including HD video)?

I was thinking maybe this? http://store.micronet.com/DDQ-1000.aspx - Dual drive RAID.

I use a MacBook Pro for editing. I have a 1TB USB hard drive for storing stuff but it's filling up and it is not fast enough with USB to edit - I think I need Firewire 800.

Any suggestions welcome.

[Big Boss Man]

If you get an eSATA card for the MacBook Pro, that would be your fastest option. Using RAID to mirror the two drives will also cause a performance hit.

[rotren]

Is eSATA faster than Firewire 800 for editing audio and video?

[ben_allison]

eSATA is kick ass.

As far as firewire goes, I use a Maxtor One Touch and it works pretty well:

[retro]

FW800 is pretty robust for audio and video. I've done a full 90 minute SD doc and smaller HD projects in FCP with a gang of FW800 drives.

It's easy to find drives with eSATA FW800, FW400 and USB all on one drive.

So you can decide how you want to configure your drive/s.

For example OWC sells an eSATA express card for less then $20.00.

http://eshop.macsales.com/search/Har...ntroller+Cards

Their drives are good also.

And some related info if interested.

http://eshop.macsales.com/NewsRoom/F...re_hdmerc.html

[rotren]

Yeah good points. I'll get a drive that does both Firewire and eSATA, then I should be good. I can always get a eSATA card for my MacBookPro if I need to do it that way.

Thanks guys.