Hey guys, so I'm about to buy an 8 core mac pro with one 640 gig hard drive. My question is basically about whether or not I should buy some external drives to use as studio drives, or if I should buy some extra internal hard drives for the computer instead? I'm trying to avoid the dreaded CPU overload message, and I have had to deal with it on my MBP for some time now, so I want to make sure I can do everything to optimize my new MP for Logic. Thanks guys!
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External Studio Drive Necessary With Mac Pro?
- Thread starter Erich Yeung
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Step 1. Throw in a SSD.
Step 2. Add internal HDDs as needed.
Step 3. There's no step 3.
I would recommend putting an SSD in slot 1 and then get three large capacity (1TB-3TB) 3.5" drives for the reaming slots.
You don't necessarily need a SSD but the speed increase of a Solid State Drive is wonderful for the OS/Apps.
You can also get a PCIe eSata card and add some sort of external enclosure as well. This is what I'll be doing since I need a ton of space.
You don't necessarily need a SSD but the speed increase of a Solid State Drive is wonderful for the OS/Apps.
You can also get a PCIe eSata card and add some sort of external enclosure as well. This is what I'll be doing since I need a ton of space.
Alright thanks guys! So I should ideally aim for a system drive, samples drive, and project folder drive? Also Any suggestions for cheap, quality, drives?
