[MacDV] Editing with Bus-Powered Firewire Drives

[Daniel Beck]

Hey Tim,

On Apr 26, 2005, at 11:00 PM, Tim Selander wrote:

> Yeah, they work fine. I've got 40gb and 100gb 2.5 inch drives that I 
> edit with (FCP 3 and Avid XpressPro) that are bus powered. You might 
> get a few more hiccups than AC powered drives, but they're great for 
> editing on the run. When we go out on multi-day locations, I often 
> take a PB and little drive with me and get some editing done in the 
> evenings. You can get them locally here, unless you really like OWC 
> for some reason.

Just price. Think I can get a one comparable to the one below for under 
24000 yen? And if so, do you suggest a specific store? One of my bigger 
concerns is the physical size:
>> http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MEXPFW80GB/

Daniel