Earlyer I couldn't remember the firewire chips to look out for. As I said the drives with USB and firewire is not nececeraly the best quality, except if you make sure that the external drive has a oxford bridge firewire chip. The drives with these oxford chips are usually a bit more expensive but it is highly recommended to get one of them especially if you will use a drive for recording where it constantly streems data back and forth. A firewire only drive with oxford chips or a firewire and USB combo with oxford chips would work fine, most manufacturers would state that their external drive has oxford chips, it would be stupid if they don't state it, because it's a sign of quality. Another option if you can't find the right external drive then make one up yourself or ask someone to help you. Buy a bair 1 TB or 2 TB 7200 RPM SATA drive and a firewire drive enclosure obviously with oxford chips, then incert the drive yourself.
On Dec 16, 11:49 am, Nickus de Vos <bigboy...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes 4 GB ram will be fine for a start but if you can aford the 8 GB > from the start it will obviously be better. As I understand you are > looking to get the quad core mini with the 1 TB hard drive and 4 GB of > ram and this will be fine together with a 7200 RPM external firewire > 800 drive. I only have experience with Seegate and western digital > drives and can highly recommend both. I would suggest rather getting a > drive which is spesifically only firewire 800, those combo things > could be nice if using the drive on different devices, but it often > doesn't have the best quality firewire chips and what you're looking > for here is a quality drive with quality firewire chips and you'll get > the best quality from seagate or western digital. > > > > Cameron Strife wrote: > > Yeah, four gigs will be fine in the short term. > > > Cameron. > > > On 12/16/12, Ramy Moustafa <moshtaqlealga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > No, I will get the 7200 rbm, and I will get the i7 quad, no server. > > > The problem now the ram, the store refuse to take the 2 gb ram,so If I > > > will > > > update my machine from 4 to 8, I will pay the money to udate, and I will > > > not > > > sell my 2gb pieces. > > > So, can't I work with 4 gb of ram? > > > > Cheers: > > > Ramy Moustafa > > > If music be the food of love... play on. > > > Mobile: > > > 0020102221750 > > > Personal email: > > > ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com > > > Msn and aim messengers: > > > flutelo...@link.net > > > Studio email: > > > harmonystudio2...@gmail.com > > > facebook profile: > > >http://www.facebook.com/ > > > Twitter: > > > moustafa.r...@gmail.com > > > youtube chanael: > > >www.youtube.com/ramymoustafasaber > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On > > > Behalf > > > Of Cameron Strife > > > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 10:17 PM > > > To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com > > > Subject: Re: Lacie hard drives, r they good? > > > > Hi. I've only had one of their drives and it worked fine for me. > > > firewire 800 is your best option and if you got a mac mini server > > > edition, you've got one firewire 800 port available. > > > > What is the rpm of the hard drive you're looking at? > > > > Cameron. > > > > On 12/16/12, Ramy Moustafa <moshtaqlealga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> HI alL: > > > >> I found a lacie hard disk, usb 2.0< fire wire 400 and 800> > > >> Is it ok? > > >> What about this company, ok? > > > >> Cheers: > > >> Ramy Moustafa > > >> If music be the food of love... play on. > > >> Mobile: > > >> 0020102221750 > > >> Personal email: > > >> ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com > > >> Msn and aim messengers: > > >> flutelo...@link.net > > >> Studio email: > > >> harmonystudio2...@gmail.com > > >> facebook profile: > > >>http://www.facebook.com/ > > >> Twitter: > > >> moustafa.r...@gmail.com > > >> youtube chanael: > > >>www.youtube.com/ramymoustafasaber > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On > > >> Behalf > > >> Of TheOreoMonster > > >> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 5:14 PM > > >> To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com > > >> Subject: Re: Using 1 hd for recording > > > >> OSX server will work fine. its regular OSX with the server app also > > >> included. It no different from OSX other than the server app gives you > > >> some > > >> more advanced administrative control if you want to use it as a actual > > >> server. If you can afford the FUSION drives go for that since the 7200RPM > > >> drives are no longer available. In the end 5400RPM drives will slow > > >> things > > >> down a little bit when loading stuff in and out memory, but its not > > >> impossible to use them especially if you aren't ever gonna be using more > > >> than a few tracks at a time. However if you can get a 7200RPM external > > >> drive i'd suggest getting one of those and using it as the recording > > > drive. > > >> Fusion drives will work well sawwell, cuz as i understand it it's keeps > > >> the most frequently used stuff in the sad part of the drive so its gonna > > > be > > >> like reading it off an SSD which is super fast. Also all mac mini's have > > >> two > > >> drive bays in there so you can put in a second HD after the fact if you > > >> feel > > >> comfortable with that. the only one sold with two HD's are the mini > > >> server > > >> though as you said. > > > >> On Dec 15, 2012, at 4:56 AM, "Ramy Moustafa" <moshtaqlealga...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > > >>> Very great words, thanks so much > > >>> No mac mini with 2 hard drives except the server one. > > >>> It has 2 tp hard drives, and 8 gb of ram, but it has the osx server > > >>> Will it affect anything? > > > >>> Cheers: > > >>> Ramy Moustafa > > >>> If music be the food of love... play on. > > >>> Mobile: > > >>> 0020102221750 > > >>> Personal email: > > >>> ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com > > >>> Msn and aim messengers: > > >>> flutelo...@link.net > > >>> Studio email: > > >>> harmonystudio2...@gmail.com > > >>> facebook profile: > > >>>http://www.facebook.com/ > > >>> Twitter: > > >>> moustafa.r...@gmail.com > > >>> youtube chanael: > > >>>www.youtube.com/ramymoustafasaber > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On > > >> Behalf > > >>> Of TheOreoMonster > > >>> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2012 4:25 AM > > >>> To: ptaccess@googlegroups.com > > >>> Subject: Re: Using 1 hd for recording > > > >>> If you can get amax mini with two internal drives i'd say go that way. > > >>> Otherwise USB external HD will work fine as i currently use one with no > > >>> issues. It's USB 2 a, however i rarely record more than a couple tracks > > >> at > > >>> a time. That being Said USB3, firewire or Thunderbold should get the job > > >>> done, just make sure if you go USB the drive in the external bay is > > >> 7200RPM. > > >>> On Dec 14, 2012, at 7:41 PM, "Ramy Moustafa" > > >>> <moshtaqlealga...@gmail.com> > > >>> wrote: > > > >>>> Aha, thanks so much for this. > > >>>> But, what about a usb hard drive? I found good companies here, any > > >>> advices? > > >>>> And what about the good models? > > > >>>> Cheers: > > >>>> Ramy Moustafa > > >>>> If music be the food of love... play on. > > >>>> Mobile: > > >>>> 0020102221750 > > >>>> Personal email: > > >>>> ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com > > >>>> Msn and aim messengers: > > >>>> flutelo...@link.net > > >>>> Studio email: > > >>>> harmonystudio2...@gmail.com > > >>>> facebook profile: > > >>>>http://www.facebook.com/ > > >>>> Twitter: > > >>>> moustafa.r...@gmail.com > > >>>> youtube chanael: > > >>>>www.youtube.com/ramymoustafasaber > > >>>> -----Original Message----- > > >>>> From: ptaccess@googlegroups.com [mailto:ptaccess@googlegroups.com] On > > >>> Behalf > > >>>> Of Nickus de Vos > > >>>> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:06 PM > > >>>> To: Pro Tools Accessibility > > >>>> Subject: Re: Using 1 hd for recording > > > >>>> Hi, > > >>>> As said the ideal way is to get a external drive for recording and to > > >>>> have your OS and pro tools installed on the internal drive. If getting > > >>>> external drives I would rather get thunderbolt or firewire than USB 3. > > >>>> If the budget does not allow for external drives for recording, you > > >>>> should be fine to record on the internal drive of the mac mini, sure > > >>>> you won't be able to record 32 tracks at once or whatever, but it will > > >>>> work. Just make sure you get a mac mini with a 7200 RPM drive rather > > >>>> than a 5400 RPM drive. If you can't get a 7200 RPM drive the 5400 > > >>>> might also work but it's highly recommended to get a 7200 RPM. > > > >>>> Cameron Strife wrote: > > >>>>> Hi. That is not advisable. as I stated in a previous message, you > > >>>>> really need one system drive for the operating system and apps, and, a > > >>>>> second drive for audio. For best results, you really should have a > > >>>>> third drive for sample libraries and sound fonts etc. This will be > > >>>>> less taxing on each hard drive and will give you far better > > >>>>> performance. > > > >>>>> Trying to do everything from one drive will bottleneck and also lead > > >>>>> to a shorter life span for said drive. You will have problems. > > > >>>>> Depending on if your mac mini is new or used, you may have firewire > > >>>>> 400 or 800, USB 3.0, and/or thunderbolt. External drives are pretty > > >>>>> cheap these days. Just get a couple 500 gb 7200rpm drives to get > > >>>>> started with. Finally, don't go for USB 2.0. make sure they are USB > > >>>>> 3.0 if you can go that route with your mini. I use firewire drives a > > >>>>> lot and that is usually my first recommendation unless you can spring > > >>>>> for a thudnerbolt drive. > > > >>>>> Cameron. > > > >>>>> On 12/8/12, Ramy Moustafa <moshtaqlealga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>>>>> HI all: > > > >>>>>> I will buy a mac mini with 1 tb hard drive, > > >>>>>> Can I partition it, and use for recording? Or it will be bad? > > >>>>>> Thanks > > >>>>>> Cheers: > > >>>>>> Ramy Moustafa > > >>>>>> If music be the food of love... play on. > > >>>>>> Mobile: > > >>>>>> 0020102221750 > > >>>>>> Personal email: > > >>>>>> ramy.moustaf...@gmail.com > > >>>>>> Msn and aim messengers: > > >>>>>> flutelo...@link.net > > >>>>>> Studio email: > > >>>>>> harmonystudio2...@gmail.com > > >>>>>> facebook profile: > > >>>>>>http://www.facebook.com/ > > >>>>>> Twitter: > > >>>>>> moustafa.r...@gmail.com > > >>>>>> youtube chanael: > > >>>>>>www.youtube.com/ramymoustafasaber
