2nd hard drive suggestions..

[ace516]

Hi everyone. posting once again...

i'm planning on getting a 2nd hard drive..
I'm asking if anyone could help me decide, since I don't know much of firewire.. all i know is that i have a 1394 firewire port.. i'm not sure about the difference in 400 and 800 and what my computer can handle..

Specs:
Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4
2.1 GHz
1.87 GB RAM

here are my budget options

glyph internal 250 GB
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SATA250/

western digital Firewire800
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3655451&CatId=2422

western digital Firewire400
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3595495&CatId=2422

thanx

 

[Whale Bone]

I like Seagate and would agree with that choice. While there is convenience of mobility of an external drive, the internal will be faster. I'd check Newegg.com. You can get a Seagate SATA II 1TB for $140. And a 500GB for $75.

I'd use an external for backups. There, speed isn't as much of an issue.

I've had too many Western Digital drives fail (besides their rock-solid old 6GB) to even consider them anymore.

 

[dgatwood]

While there is convenience of mobility of an external drive, the internal will be faster.

Not necessarily. If you need the same speed outside the box, that's what eSATA is for.