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<blockquote data-quote="davidp158" data-source="post: 84108"><p>Thanks for the replies. I am leaning towards the dual 2.5 machine, at the moment. </p><p></p><p>Regarding hardrives:</p><p>As I do a lot of Photoshop work, I have questions about hard drives. When working on large files (500mb - 1 gig), and Photoshop runs out of RAM, it uses a "scratch disc" for virtual memory. Even though I will have at least 2 gigs of RAM in the new machine, I will need a scratch disc. As the G5 only has room for two drives, what are my options for a 3rd drive? I will want a drive for OS and applications, another drive for work files and a 3rd drive for the scratch disc.</p><p></p><p>From what I've been able to find, SCSI drives are marginally faster than the fastest SATA drives, but I would like to hear from other Photoshop users to know what they recommend. I'd like to avoid the hassles and cost with SCSI.</p><p></p><p>Regarding SCSI cards:</p><p>I have a DAT tape and scanner that are both SCSI devices. These are both fairly slow devices, so I don't need a super fast SCSI card. I believe that Adaptec no longer supports Mac OSX, so I'm guess ATTO is the way to go. Any recommendations? </p><p></p><p>Thanks for any info on this,</p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidp158, post: 84108"] Thanks for the replies. I am leaning towards the dual 2.5 machine, at the moment. Regarding hardrives: As I do a lot of Photoshop work, I have questions about hard drives. When working on large files (500mb - 1 gig), and Photoshop runs out of RAM, it uses a "scratch disc" for virtual memory. Even though I will have at least 2 gigs of RAM in the new machine, I will need a scratch disc. As the G5 only has room for two drives, what are my options for a 3rd drive? I will want a drive for OS and applications, another drive for work files and a 3rd drive for the scratch disc. From what I've been able to find, SCSI drives are marginally faster than the fastest SATA drives, but I would like to hear from other Photoshop users to know what they recommend. I'd like to avoid the hassles and cost with SCSI. Regarding SCSI cards: I have a DAT tape and scanner that are both SCSI devices. These are both fairly slow devices, so I don't need a super fast SCSI card. I believe that Adaptec no longer supports Mac OSX, so I'm guess ATTO is the way to go. Any recommendations? Thanks for any info on this, Dave [/QUOTE]
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