Is it really better to use a G-RAID?

Does it really make the computer run faster when you use a external drive to use a the caoture scratch for FCP? Or I guess what I mean is not slow the computer down so much compared to storing the captured film on your computers intrenal hard drive? thanks

Hi Javicbr
using an extrenal drive for FCP won't make your computer run faster.
the thing is that your Mac has the internal hard drive, and it's on that drive that the operating system (OS X) is installed (the startup disc). its also on that same drive that the application (FCP) is installed.
that means that when you are running FCP the Mac is already accessing the disc drive for operating system level calls and application level calls ... if you also add the enormous disc access requirements of reading and writing video data, on the same hard drive, it causes performance problems, you get dropped frames, and generally life is not good.
using an external drive for your media (scratch disc) will take that disc access burden off of the startup disc, it means that when running FCP media playback will not be interupted by system and application level calls ... responsiveness will feel snappier, there will be fewer dropped frames, the sun wil come out and you will find a $100 note in old pair of pants that you haven't worn for years. (maybe)
a single drive in a FW enclosure will be fine for basic DV editing needs. when you move up to working with higher data rates such as multiple streams of DV (multiple layers of DV in the same timeline) or for Uncompressed SD and HD then you will need a disc fast enoughto handle that kind of data rate ... thats when you need RAID disc. the G-RAID is a good solid drive with FW800 connectibvity for faster data rates. there are other options. also the SATA raids are super fast and will handle even more media bandwidth.
good luck
Andy

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