19 Mar
2003
19 Mar
'03
12:33 a.m.
Mark Knecht writes:
I certainly think EIDE drives are basically fast
enough today for
smaller systems, and with 1394 drive kits, you can take an EIDE drive
and make it 1394 in a matter of minutes should you ever want to.
1394 is the lowest raw-throughput performance of all 3, but overall I
find it works very well for me. (FYI - I have not done enough Linux
based recording to tell people to ONLY go this way, but I Can say that
about 1394 under Windows.)
As I understand it, Firewire drives are basically ATA drives with a 1394
adapter built in to them. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, although
I have heard of so-called "native" Firewire drives.
According to Apple, Jon Anderson is recording his next album using 1394
disks and a Macintosh. If it's good enough for him... :-)
-- Darren