[MacDV] Re: 200 gig hard drive vs. dividing hard imac drive

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> The bandwidth for firewire 400 is so much greater than you need for dv
> capture that there is enough room to pass the video thru the harddrive into
> the computer and then record it onto the drive.

According to Maxtor engineers, FireWire 400 is the limiting factor in
performance in many drives now.  It is claimed that newer drives are faster
than the bus. ..just what I read.. Have no idea if it is actually true.
-Joel