[MacDV] Re: Mac Mini and DV capturing

[sb]

5400 rpm drives has been the minimum for capturing DV on a desktop machine,
that's what the first iMacDV had.
The 4200 rpm drives in laptops have been doing it just fine as well.

DV is 3.6 MB/second and you get more than double that with either of these
drives, though the 4200 rpm is cutting it close.

You could also just get an external 3.5 inch Firewire drive (7200 rpm) and
use that as your media drive.

 regards,

 sb


On 1/17/05 5:23 AM, "Neil Poese" <npoese at earthlink.net> 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