which external hard drive

audioalchemy · 14th November 2005

i've been looking for an external hard drive (firewire) for my laptop and i wanted to see if i could get an opinion on which manufacturer to go with.

i see the lacie drives everywhere and i've heard that they are pretty good. but i also see the glyph drives in most pro studios. is one better than the other or am i just paying for a name with the glyph. i'd like to get as much space as i can for under $300,

any suggestions,
AudioAlchemy

hociman · 15th November 2005

I can't speak for Glyph, but an engineer I work with just picked up a LaCie (F.A. Porsche design) 250GB FW disk for $160! thumbsup

Ace of Dubs · 15th November 2005

My Lacie died on me! So I bought a FireWire800 enclosure with a 300GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive from macgurus.com (wiebetech.com is another good source for this) cost $340 and is fast as hell! No comments on longevitiy yet (obviously) but so far I am happy!

studio19sound · 15th November 2005

the neat thing about glyph drives is that they guarantee them to not crap out on you, and if they do, you can send it in and they will recover the data for you, free o charge. They are rock solid too.

I had a Lacie, but the enclosure broke (about 2 years after I got it)--

My recommendation is that you buy JUST the enclosure and make sure it has an Oxford 911 Bridge (for Pro tools compatability)---then just buy a regurlar old harddrive (Seagates are good!)--that will save you $$$

audioalchemy · 15th November 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by studio19sound

My recommendation is that you buy JUST the enclosure and make sure it has an Oxford 911 Bridge (for Pro tools compatability)---then just buy a regurlar old harddrive (Seagates are good!)--that will save you $$$

where do i find just the enclosure and what is the Oxford 911 bridge

stag · 15th November 2005

I have a Maxxtor 300gb, a 250gb drive on a enclosure, and a tiny 80gb laptop drive on a enclosure.

The maxtor is the noisiest of the bunch, the one i like more is the 2.5" HD, is silent self powered trhu the USB hub.

i´d perhaps now would buy one the LaCie FW drives, the ones that are self powered by the FW port, but now that i know about the Glyph warranty scheme i don´t know anymore.

Be carefull with the hot plugin feature, acordint to October SoS mag this is badly implemented on FW, there are reporets about FW ports , along with drives, audio interfaces and boards being damaged beyond repair.

Bye.

14th November 2005	#1
audioalchemy Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 189 Thread Starter	which external hard drive i've been looking for an external hard drive (firewire) for my laptop and i wanted to see if i could get an opinion on which manufacturer to go with. i see the lacie drives everywhere and i've heard that they are pretty good. but i also see the glyph drives in most pro studios. is one better than the other or am i just paying for a name with the glyph. i'd like to get as much space as i can for under $300, any suggestions, AudioAlchemy

15th November 2005	#2
hociman Gear addict Joined: Mar 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 479	bang 4 the $ I can't speak for Glyph, but an engineer I work with just picked up a LaCie (F.A. Porsche design) 250GB FW disk for $160! thumbsup __________________ -Jonathan S. Abrams, CEA, CEV, CBNT Apple Certified - Technical Coordinator (v10.5), Support Professional (v10.6) Treasurer, NY Section, AES

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Ace of Dubs Gear interested Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 21	My Lacie died on me! So I bought a FireWire800 enclosure with a 300GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive from macgurus.com (wiebetech.com is another good source for this) cost $340 and is fast as hell! No comments on longevitiy yet (obviously) but so far I am happy!

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studio19sound Gear interested Joined: Sep 2005 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 23	the neat thing about glyph drives is that they guarantee them to not crap out on you, and if they do, you can send it in and they will recover the data for you, free o charge. They are rock solid too. I had a Lacie, but the enclosure broke (about 2 years after I got it)-- My recommendation is that you buy JUST the enclosure and make sure it has an Oxford 911 Bridge (for Pro tools compatability)---then just buy a regurlar old harddrive (Seagates are good!)--that will save you $$$

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stag Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Over myself Posts: 929	I have a Maxxtor 300gb, a 250gb drive on a enclosure, and a tiny 80gb laptop drive on a enclosure. The maxtor is the noisiest of the bunch, the one i like more is the 2.5" HD, is silent self powered trhu the USB hub. i´d perhaps now would buy one the LaCie FW drives, the ones that are self powered by the FW port, but now that i know about the Glyph warranty scheme i don´t know anymore. Be carefull with the hot plugin feature, acordint to October SoS mag this is badly implemented on FW, there are reporets about FW ports , along with drives, audio interfaces and boards being damaged beyond repair. Bye.