firewire and mlan and ext drive??? hmmm

imloggedin · 22nd February 2006, 08:13 PM

ok i have a 1 ghz laptop and want to record 10 channels at once via firewire to an external drive. ive read that firewire is peer to peer in some instances so it would take less cpu usage than usb 2.0. right now i have a 2.0 external drive and im going to be buying a firewire device that will do 10 channels at once, i just need to know if a firewire hard drive will be better than a 2.0 hard drive, since the interface will be firewire, and how much better. can anyone give me info on this, like "i had both and x was better". also if the interface is MLAN and the hard drive is firewire is that going to make a difference? the MLAN question is a big one for me. thanks slutz.

imloggedin · 23rd February 2006, 05:15 AM

cmon computer gurus

junior · 23rd February 2006, 07:52 PM

i haven't used usb2 with my i88x, but you shouldn't have a problem with firewire drives - that's what i use.

the only thing i would NOT do is have any other firewire devices (hubs, cameras, etc) connected while recording - just your mlan device and a drive.

imloggedin · 26th February 2006, 10:04 PM

i know it will work. i just wonder if the a firewire drive will take up less cpu than a usb 2.0 drive when you are recording from an mlan device, because of firewires peer-to-peer capability?

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22nd February 2006, 08:13 PM	#1
imloggedin Gear maniac Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 239	firewire and mlan and ext drive??? hmmm ok i have a 1 ghz laptop and want to record 10 channels at once via firewire to an external drive. ive read that firewire is peer to peer in some instances so it would take less cpu usage than usb 2.0. right now i have a 2.0 external drive and im going to be buying a firewire device that will do 10 channels at once, i just need to know if a firewire hard drive will be better than a 2.0 hard drive, since the interface will be firewire, and how much better. can anyone give me info on this, like "i had both and x was better". also if the interface is MLAN and the hard drive is firewire is that going to make a difference? the MLAN question is a big one for me. thanks slutz.

23rd February 2006, 07:52 PM	#3
junior Lives for gear Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 956	i haven't used usb2 with my i88x, but you shouldn't have a problem with firewire drives - that's what i use. the only thing i would NOT do is have any other firewire devices (hubs, cameras, etc) connected while recording - just your mlan device and a drive. __________________ "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep"... --Scott Adams

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23rd February 2006, 05:15 AM	#2
imloggedin Gear maniac Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 239	cmon computer gurus

26th February 2006, 10:04 PM	#4
imloggedin Gear maniac Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 239	i know it will work. i just wonder if the a firewire drive will take up less cpu than a usb 2.0 drive when you are recording from an mlan device, because of firewires peer-to-peer capability?