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<blockquote data-quote="bryphotoguy" data-source="post: 380996" data-attributes="member: 26695">I know it is more expensive but get a external that supports firewire 800.&nbsp; Your mac should and it will be the fastest way to transfer videos between your mac and the external.&nbsp; USB is WAY to slow, firewire 400 is better but 800 is the best.&nbsp; As for drive specs, the more space the better, the higher the drive speed the better.&nbsp; DO NOT get a 5400RPM drive, 7200 only.&nbsp; And pick one up with a 16MB cache.&nbsp; This is what I own, only in a 250.&nbsp; And it comes in an alumuinum color case which should look sweet next to the MBP.<a href="http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=242" target="_blank">Mybook Pro</a>OR <a href="http://www.lacie.com/us/products/range.htm?id=10033" target="_blank">LaCie</a>Those two are the nicest I think.&nbsp; LaCie is what most video students used when I was in school.&nbsp; And I know that's what we stock and sell the most of at work.&nbsp; (I work for a large professional photograhic and video retailer.)&nbsp; btw, take a look at the bid disk extreme, that's what you should be looking for.&nbsp; Bryan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bryphotoguy, post: 380996, member: 26695"] I know it is more expensive but get a external that supports firewire 800. Your mac should and it will be the fastest way to transfer videos between your mac and the external. USB is WAY to slow, firewire 400 is better but 800 is the best. As for drive specs, the more space the better, the higher the drive speed the better. DO NOT get a 5400RPM drive, 7200 only. And pick one up with a 16MB cache. This is what I own, only in a 250. And it comes in an alumuinum color case which should look sweet next to the MBP. [URL="http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=242"]Mybook Pro[/URL] OR [URL="http://www.lacie.com/us/products/range.htm?id=10033"]LaCie[/URL] Those two are the nicest I think. LaCie is what most video students used when I was in school. And I know that's what we stock and sell the most of at work. (I work for a large [U]professional[/U] photograhic and video retailer.) btw, take a look at the bid disk extreme, that's what you should be looking for. Bryan [/QUOTE]

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