MacBook Pro 5400 vs. 7200 Internal Drives

[Joe Taylor]

Just bought a Mac Book Pro 2.53 GHz, 4 GB RAM and a standard 320 GB 5400 RPM Hard drive. I know that the system requires a 7200 RPM Drive for the RED Video, so I also bought a 1 TB G-Raid.

What I am asking is would I be better getting the 7200 RPM internal drive as well? The system is sluggish when screening the RED footage.

Thanks

 

[Jarred Land]

are you putting all your footage externally?

 

[Joe Taylor]

Hello Jarred

Yes, all footage will be on a 7200 RPM external drive.

 

[Jarred Land]

that g-raid should be able to handle well just make sure you are using firewire. select the right quality in redcine for playback, and if its a new macbook pro, use the super graphics card option as redcine relies heavily on the graphics card.

 

[Joe Taylor]

The model I bought has a "NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB."

Would that be considered a super graphics card?

Also, Jarred. Do you know where I might be able to find some documentation for REDCine and RED ALERT! that I could download and print? I know there are videos, put a manual would be much more useful.

Thanks.

 

[Jarred Land]

yeah you need to select which video card you boot up with.. use the 9600m when you can.

Here is an overview PDF..

http://red.cachefly.net/redcine/PostTools.pdf

Here are some redcine videos:

http://red.cachefly.net/redcine/interface_overview.mov

http://red.cachefly.net/redcine/project_settings.mov

http://red.cachefly.net/redcine/shot_settings.mov

http://red.cachefly.net/redcine/color_settings.mov

http://red.cachefly.net/redcine/output_settings.mov

http://red.cachefly.net/redcine/library.mov

 

[jetaddiction]

i just put in the new 7200 rpm 320gb in my macbook pro , way better. 4 gb ram ,2.33 17in.

 

[Esteban Sosnitsky]

How do we all get this kind of personalized customer service?
Red exclusive?

Nice work!

 

[Joe Taylor]

How do we all get this kind of personalized customer service?
Red exclusive?


Got to be VERY cool.

 

[Jarred Land]

How do we all get this kind of personalized customer service?

buy a camera

 

[Martin Weiss]

I did buy a camera.

My car has a blinking break light.

Who do I call?

 

[Esteban Sosnitsky]

I bought a camera... and I am actually writing and email to Brent... unfortunately we had problems with the camera again
It has been in Red HQ for repair already once... and now I guess it will have to go back
Can you gimme even more special treatment on this one? We have to fly there to take the camera!?

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

i just put in the new 7200 rpm 320gb in my macbook pro , way better. 4 gb ram ,2.33 17in.

Just did the same thing about 2 weeks ago. The 320GB 7200rpm is a nice upgrade and very cheap. I think under $80 after rebate, IIRC. BTW, I have a 160GB 5400rpm drive for sale. :whistling:

I almost went for the 500GB 5400rpm, it has a much higher density and very similar transfer rates. I went with the smaller 7200rpm drive because it's been out longer and has a history of good reviews. It's also a bit faster on the seek times and for continuous randomized access if your data is not sequential all the time.

 

[Claus Mueller]

If you're putting your footage externally I'd go for 128 GB SSD drive, about $250, and use the 320 GB for daily Time Machine backup. It is much faster on the seek times and randomized access, I feel sometimes it is faster than my 8-core MacPro, no noise and rugged.

 

[Claus Mueller]

250 GB OCZ Vertex SSD

250 GB OCZ Vertex SSD

If you can afford 2nd Gen SSD form QCZ, available in 2 weeks, $869 or Euro 930, first price tag:

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/flash_drives/ocz_vertex_series_sata_ii_2_5-ssd