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Equipment & Techniques => Computers & Peripherals => Topic started by: HSakols on August 08, 2012, 12:26:13 pm
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Hi,
I've just returned from Tuolumne Meadows and now realize that I need more storage. Right now I am using a 1 TB Cavalry (external) with fire wire as my main drive which includes all my images. Everything on my Cavalry drive is backed up to two other cheep 1 TB drives using just USB 1. I do not use RAID but backup regularly using SuperDuper. I am now considering a 3 TB firewire external drive. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2398863,00.asp However before I do this I have some questions.
Next I will be upgrading my 2007 imac. Will I wish I had went with Thunderbolt at least on my main drive?
Is Thunderbolt an option on the new Mac Towers
Any other suggestions regarding solid yet budget storage?
Thanks
Hugh
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I'm not a mac user but I'll definitely recommend thunderbolt drives for maximum speed of data transfer. But NOT with adapters - try to get a true thunderbolt drive.
I've always used Western Digital, so something like this should do it: WD MyBook Thunderbolt Duo 4 TB dual-drive storage (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006W3ZWXE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B006W3ZWXE&linkCode=as2&tag=sareesh-20)
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…Is Thunderbolt an option on the new Mac Towers
Any other suggestions regarding solid yet budget storage?
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Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until next year to have Thunderbolt Mac Pros. You might want to visit Mac Performance Guide website (http://macperformanceguide.com), there's valuable info there but remember that the author/owner is sponsored by OWC and recommends their products.
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Thanks for the responses. I sure wish I could add more than 4 GB of RAM to my imac. I've been away most of the summer so I still haven't tried working with my new larger files in lightroom 4, but I can imagine that it will be frustrating.
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Thanks for the responses. I sure wish I could add more than 4 GB of RAM to my imac. I've been away most of the summer so I still haven't tried working with my new larger files in lightroom 4, but I can imagine that it will be frustrating.
I believe that you can go up to 6GB (not officially) but the additional 2GB won't be a game changer…
OWC offers upgrades, see here (http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/iMac/Intel_Core_2_Duo).
PS: I'm just a satisfied customer and have no link with OWC.
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If you are buying a new hard drive check with Marie Summers at Provantage. I have been dealing with her for over 10 years and the service has been impeccable. In addition the price tends to be about the lowest available. Good luck,
Alan