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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: Thomas on February 25, 2004, 12:49:16 PM
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I have seen some posts talking about using an external firewire case to house internal HDs. if anyone can give me some more info on this i would really appreciate it. i am a JB3 taper, and i have been making .shn backups for everything, and i like the idea of a HD better than a data disc for long term storage.
Does anybody make one of these cases that can take more than one drive?
could i buy more drives and swap them out of the same case when i need more space? (would this be safe, how would i store the drives that were not in use?)
thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
thomas
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i have one of these. i think it's what you're looking for.
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=309695&pfp=BROWSE
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Or, you could realize that the USB 2.0 speeds are a little faster and choose to go that route. Same product, essentially, but they come in either 2.0 or Firewire, or combo.
Also, try www.pricewatch.com and save about 1/2 of the suggestion above.
Good luck,
J----
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there all over ebay as well, i was thinking of getting one, as internal HD's are so much cheaper than ext. and i use a laptop, so it makes sense
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thomas - just one question/point.
i too had the same idea of storing my audio on a firewire drive, instead of many discs. then my roommate pointed out that you are still relying on 'optical media' with either option.
i feel much better about storing the data on an optical disc and then storing it myself, than relying on a a drive which could be more sensitive to power surges or integrity loss. it doesn't matter if it is a DVD or a CD or a harddrive, they are all optical (varying degrees of stability!)
hope this helps you out, even though you may still go the direction you mentioned.
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this gets discussed ad nauseum on tapeop. here is one of the shorter threads on it:
http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopic.php?t=10055
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thomas - just one question/point.
i too had the same idea of storing my audio on a firewire drive, instead of many discs. then my roommate pointed out that you are still relying on 'optical media' with either option.
i feel much better about storing the data on an optical disc and then storing it myself, than relying on a a drive which could be more sensitive to power surges or integrity loss. it doesn't matter if it is a DVD or a CD or a harddrive, they are all optical (varying degrees of stability!)
hope this helps you out, even though you may still go the direction you mentioned.
A hard drive is NOT optical, it's magnetic.
As for storing the other hard drives when not in use... well, I would just use an external hard drive case ;) No seriously I would, they're not too expensive and you're not likely to find a better solution for less money (aside from screwing them into a bay in your case).
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thomas - just one question/point.
i too had the same idea of storing my audio on a firewire drive, instead of many discs. then my roommate pointed out that you are still relying on 'optical media' with either option.
i feel much better about storing the data on an optical disc and then storing it myself, than relying on a a drive which could be more sensitive to power surges or integrity loss. it doesn't matter if it is a DVD or a CD or a harddrive, they are all optical (varying degrees of stability!)
hope this helps you out, even though you may still go the direction you mentioned.
A hard drive is NOT optical, it's magnetic.
As for storing the other hard drives when not in use... well, I would just use an external hard drive case ;) No seriously I would, they're not too expensive and you're not likely to find a better solution for less money (aside from screwing them into a bay in your case).
thanks for the clarification. i guess i should've asked for his source information before buying into the idea. +T for helping.