[Bubba Jones]

I posted a couple of weeks ago with this question, got some replies, but didn't fully answer my question and now it has been pushed further down the list. I do video work and some web design. I own a pismo 400 w/6gig HD. I wanted to know what HD would give me the best quality video.

i was told that internal drives will always be accessed faster, this makes sense. A couple of people recommended the IBM Travelstar 32GH (Model DJSA-232). But it only has 5100rpm vs. the VST firwire drives (7200 rpm) i was originally looking at.

I'm looking to spend $600-$900. Less is better, more is acceptable if need be. The barest minimum i need is 20 gig that functions the best. What specs truly define a fast hard drive for video work.

Also, i have been unable to find a price on the IBM travelstar or any other travelstar drive. I can find info a plenty, but no price.

Thanks in advance

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Don't know if you use final cut pro or another programme, but there is a great FCP discussion site you should check out: 2-Pop.com, check out the Hardware board for lots of info on different hard drives etc and recommendations. Its useful stuff even if you don't use FCP. I ended up with a 30 GB IBM Deskstar IDE, the consensus is that range is excellent for video.

[brock76]

Ya, there is a pretty big discussion over at www.2-pop.com. I guess the whole point is to have 2 or possibly 3 drives.

drive 1- System Disk and FCP launch disk
drive 2- Render Scratch Disk
drive 3- Picture/Sound/Video Scratch Disk

Overall they said that FCP dosen't really care what HD (IDE/FIREWIRE/SCSI) but to have 2 or if you can 3 in your computer is more important. Helps to avoid droppign frames and helps with Render times.

Rochelle, that is a nice drive you bought. Thinking of that one for my next machine.

brock