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Laptop Hard drive---internal/external? cache size? priorities discussion
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:30 pm reply with quote
First choice is the cheap, non-ugly OWC Slim eSATA. It's ranked as one of the better cards: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/EXP34SATA2F1/

With that card you can select a 2TB drive without the FW performance headaches.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:32 pm reply with quote
I suppose that 3GB/s is good enough! Very Happy Hopefully the card really IS good.

So you would say that the 2GB Glyph is my best shot? I'm not sure if Amazon adds any tax to its products. I might want to check...
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:39 pm reply with quote
3GB/s is awesome. Not that any single hard drive can hit that rate, even with 'air' data and a tailwind.

That card seems to get the best pro and user ratings. If you can trust other users and reviewers. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 3:41 pm reply with quote
Okay, I'm getting somewhere! Still, it may be more wise for me to purchase a 1TB since not all computers have eSATA. Imagine if I need to showcase something on a computer with only USB! (ugh). Of course, I'd use eSATA at home. Anyway, here is the amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Glyph-Technology-GPT50-Enterprise-Exte rnal/dp/B007B6UMT0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1334964040&sr=8-3

I'm not sure if there are any hidden charges.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:04 pm reply with quote
Don't see any hidden charges up front, but wouldn't be really hidden if it was obvious.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:33 am reply with quote
Okay, so just to confirm: the difference between 32mb and 64mb cache, even over fw800, won't actually be drastic, am I correct?
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:32 pm reply with quote
correct
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:41 pm reply with quote
~and the difference still isn't significant over eSATA? Well then, I think the 1TB Glyph is probably the best choice then.

Thank you for your help! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:54 am reply with quote
Okay, so I'm about to choose either the 1TB Glyph GPT50 or the 2TB, but can someone remind me why there are performance issues with over 2TB via firewire800, and can he also post evidence to support his claim?
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