[Cube] Confession...

[George Pepper]

I don't mind the HD size limitation of the Cube, because ProTools LE  
really requires an EXTERNAL FireWire drive (7,200 RPM, preferably),  
and so I use the MiniMate HD/Hubs I mentioned to kill two birds with a  
form factor that is almost exactly the same as a Mini (Same footprint  
as a Cube).  The first one I got was 250GB and the one I just found is  
500GB.  Plus, of course, I get a 4xFW 400 and 4xUSB hub.  It really is  
one of the coolest devices ever made for a Mini OR a Cube.  I'm  
planning on putting at least a 60GB HD in the "Quiet Cube" I'm putting  
together - there are bazillions of those for first gen Xserves on eBay  
these days cheap - but I really don't need an internal drive any  
bigger than that, though I plan to max out with a 100GB drive for the  
Cube I'm building with fans.

Pro Tools requires a LOT of RAM - 1GBat least, ideally - but the Cube  
can do that, so it really is the most logical choice for me at this  
point.

I know a couple of Mini owners who went to booting from 3.5" external  
drives when their internals failed, but that is sort of missing the  
point of it being "mini" isn't it?  LOL!

George


On Mar 4, 2009, at 5:11 AM, Stefan wrote:

> Hi Riba,
> hi George
>
> or
> Hi George, hi Riba :-))
>
>
> I'm delighted to notice that I'm not the only "convertit" (does this  
> expression exist in english at all?)
>
> Do you know the mod of an external regular-sized harddisk (3.5") for  
> the Mini?
> There's a detailed instruction on the web.
>
> The cube's limitation of 128 GB HDs is an aspect that made me tired.
> The mini's original limitation on 2.5" HDs is another.
> But the fast USB 2.0 is a pleisure.
>
>
> Stefan
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