Final cut pro and macbook pro
i have a macbook pro and final cut pro
i need to purchase an external hard drive to support editing, but am lost with all the options
(my previous editing had all been done on desk tops)
please recommend external drives
thanks
The most reliable are probably sold by these companies...
http://www.weibetech.com
http://www.g-technology.com
http://www.granitedigital.com
http://www.owc.com
Latest in coolness and speed are the eSata setups... you can add an eSata setup via a card for your express card slot...
http://www.barefeats.com has a good read on this.
Jerry
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"Contrary to the bizarre rumor, the MacBook can indeed run Final Cut Pro, and it can run it quite well, if these tests are any indication. For Final Cut Pro, we ran four individual tests to compare performance on a variety of functions and in both HD and SD. In most cases, the results were fairly close. The 13-inch MacBook beat the dual G5 in two of four tests, tied it in one and lost out by one second in another. All of the tests were rendering tests, which, of course, doesn't tell the whole story. But it does give a good indication of the power of a computer's CPU."Final Cut Pro while it does run it is not supported to do so.
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