ruari Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 (edited) Which one, if either should I get? Drive 1 or Drive 2 Edited February 28, 2011 by ruari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Jackson Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 Whats the difference between these two drives? £21.30 But seriously, that appears to be the only difference. They appear to both be the same Lacie drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruari Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 The cheaper one has a data transfer rate of 100 somethings with a 32mb buffer, whereas the more expensive one has a data transfer rate of 375 somethings with a 16mb buffer. What difference do you think the somethings & the buffer sizes would make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 If you don't mind the noise, they're fine...I own a couple. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruari Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 How much noise are we talking about Jordito? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I haven't measured how loud they are but compared to a 2.5" fan-less drive (a laptop drive), they're LOUD. Definitely don't recommend them to anyone recording with microphones in the same room. And even if you only deal with MIDI/software instruments and electric guitars or whatever, their noise will eventually drive you nuts. I use them as back-up drives now. Get something fan-less (or with a quiet fan), or get one of these Lacie's and keep it in another room or something. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruari Posted February 27, 2011 Author Share Posted February 27, 2011 It's the little details like that which make all the difference, thanks for the advice Jordito. I really liked the look of those when I saw them on Amazon earlier, according to the advert they are fanless, quiet & safe. Can anyone recommend a suitable FW800 drive in a similar price range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 I really liked the look of those when I saw them on Amazon earlier, according to the advert they are fanless, quiet & safe. That's right, they are fanless. But I'm not sure why...I'd say the way the enclosure is designed, it acts like a metallic-sounding resonant box. When you turn them on, you can clearly hear the disk spinning up to speed (like a turbine...only quieter), and then settling at a constant whir. Other than that I do think they are good drives and I like them. I still haven't found a store (online or physical) in spain or europe, where they sell hard drives with the interface features of the quadra, but quiet enough for audio work. I bought one of these from OWC and they're quiet. But had to pay a $42 shipping fee. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruari Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Hmmm, this is not an easy thing to do is it. I've just spent the last couple of hours trawling the net trying to find something suitable but I'm not getting much luck. Thanks for the suggestion Jordito, ideally I'd like 1TB but the 1TB version of the Mercury Elite doesn't mention if it's fanless or otherwise. This one which will cost me a total of $200 (about £125) to buy & get shipped to the UK. What do you think of this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordi Torres Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 What do you think of this one? Looks good, but unfortunately you won't know how loud it is until you have it in front of you...or if someone who owns one tells how loud or quiet it really is. From my experience, 2.5" disks are the quietest....or SSD, but those are a different story... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruari Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 I've got an iMac so can't really do anything with a 2.5" & I'm not rich enough for a SSD yet I've changed the thread title to see if anyone can throw any more ideas into the mix. PS. We won't be needing Scott's FW connection diagram in this thread though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozk Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 i have a couple of these, can't really fault them. only they are 5400 if you need a 7200. http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=lacie+rugged&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=17059344600115405173&sa=X&ei=UqdrTZ3MNoir8APvtNHyBw&ved=0CEAQ8wIwAg# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyreww Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB I have one of these - 2Tb/7200rpm - no complaints Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB I have one of these - 2Tb/7200rpm - no complaints Andy i almost bought the 2tb model, but then decided to buy a 2nd internal drive with caddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyreww Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB I have one of these - 2Tb/7200rpm - no complaints Andy i almost bought the 2tb model, but then decided to buy a 2nd internal drive with caddy I'd prefer internal over external - I'm impressed with macsales.com. So far I've had a 2Tb External, 750Gb Internal and 8Gb of RAM from them for my MBP - Reasonably priced, quick response, easy shipping etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB I have one of these - 2Tb/7200rpm - no complaints Andy i almost bought the 2tb model, but then decided to buy a 2nd internal drive with caddy I'd prefer internal over external - I'm impressed with macsales.com. So far I've had a 2Tb External, 750Gb Internal and 8Gb of RAM from them for my MBP - Reasonably priced, quick response, easy shipping etc yeah, i got really attentive service from their sales team (answered quite a few questions) bought 2 750gig, 7200 drives....once i'm done with this current project, i'll fit it all into the laptop to give me a juicy 1.5tb laptop space the delivery was fast, the packaging was very protective...no complaints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruari Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 It looks like I'm going to get myself a 1TB drive from here then. The shipping to the UK is $52 I wish there was someone a little bit more local selling these, thanks for your help guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el-bo Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 It looks like I'm going to get myself a 1TB drive from here then. The shipping to the UK is $52 I wish there was someone a little bit more local selling these, thanks for your help guys. but, when all's said and done, the price isn't much higher than what you were gonna pay (in pounds) and i do believe it to be a much superior product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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