[MacDV] Mac Mini and DV capturing

Gerhard Kuhn gerhardk at mac.com
Mon Jan 17 05:43:39 PST 2005


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
>>
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