Pretty sure my 12" Powerbook has a 4200 drive and it has never experience problems capturing, neither does my 15" flat screen iMac with a 5400 rpm drive. Gerhard On Jan 17, 2005, at 8:23 AM, Neil Poese wrote: > FWIW, it's been true as a general rule that you need 7200rpm. But RPMs > aren't the only consideration. I recall several years ago when the > matter of thermal recalibration (T-Cal) was also critical, since some > drives would stop in mid-stream to sort themselves out. > > I believe Apple uses 5400rpm drives in their laptops - they're always > dealing with heat issues. They undoubtedly do what is necessary with > HD software management and configuration to prevent them from dropping > frames. > > Neil Poese > > > Michael Kristensen wrote: > >> Hi there >> >> I have read many times that DV capuring required a 7200 drive to be >> reliable. >> >> The new Mac Mini have only a 4200 drive. >> >> How will that affect DV capturing? >> >> Kind regards >> Michael Kristensen >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacDV mailing list >> MacDV at listserver.themacintoshguy.com >> http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv >> > > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv >