Why External Drives?

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Hi,
OK I'm a newbie. WHY does everyone seem to recommend EXTERNAL (FireWire or other) drives.

Isn't it the speed of the drive that matters, and not so much wether it's internal or external? So if I get an internal 7200 RPM drive, with a 8MB Buffer - that's dedicated strictly to recording, won't I be ok?


I know how fast FireWire is.... but that doesn't matter, if the drive the speed is slower than the line or bus speed. Isn't the 'slowest' link in the chain is the drive speed or essentially I/O ?

I don't understand why EXTERNAL drives are always recommended?

H***E***L***P

(Running 1.8 GHz P4 XP, 512 RAM)
(Using Samplitude 6.x)

Thanks In Advance and
PLEASE Explain your answer if you would
 
I think the main advantage would be portability. So you could easily transfer the data to any other computer.
 
Another OTHER reason?

OK,
Besides the fact that your external drive is portable, is there ANY OTHER reason to have an external drive?


Thanks
 
No. But it is reccomended to have 2 drives. One for OS and programs and one for data.
 
I see an external drive as a good backup source. If your internal dies, you can always restore from the external.
I've been thinking of getting one for that very reason.
 
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