Best Fire Wire Drive

[Denisse]

Hi,
I'm about to by a mac book pro, and I will undoubtedly need a FWD for extra storage. I've been looking at Lacie drives but I'm scared to purchase because I saw some poor reviews online. Are there any other reliable ones? Does anyone use Lacie and think they're good? Can you recommend me a reliable one with most storage capabilities?

Thanks!

 

[Filmosity]

Honestly, I haven't had any problems with my Lacie drives, and I've had them for 2 and 4 years respectively. I'd stay away from Iomega drives (we're having trouble with those at work). Just make sure the drives spin at 7200RPM at the least.

 

[MarkG]

Yeah, I've used Lacie drives for DV editing with no problems.

 

[Denisse]

Best Fire Wire Drive

Thanks Guys

LaCie Big Disk Hi-Speed Compact 1TB USB2.0 Hard Drive ( 300966U )

Lacie 640GB Big Disk HD Extreme

There's an Amazon sale going on on these drives. But I don't know what this stuff means. Which is the better of the two? Or if you know of something newer and better.

Thnaks

 

[Filmosity]

Well, it's not a matter of better, it's a matter of bigger.

The 1TB (standing for one terabyte) is much bigger than the 640GB (or Gigabyte) drive. So, in this case, bigger is likely better (bigger size=more video on the drive).

Have fun.