Mbp storage solution

I recently (last december) found a LaCie 2big 6tb drive with the whole thunderbolt thing for 350 on craigslist. They go for 500$ or more on amazon, but i can not tell you how great it is, It sits on my desk at home and when i plug in my charger i plug in the drive at the same time,

It is fast, super reliable, does whatever RAID setup you want. and it is just an all arround super kick ass setup. Not to mention, 6tb is a ton and allows you to not have to clean it up every now and then.

That being said, it is a pricey device.

My personal belief is that if it is important enough to save, it is important enough to save on a quality drive. I wouldnt suggest (and i might get NS hate from this) going out and buying an "El Cheapo" 1tb drive from best buy. I would go with something that has removeable drives (the 2big has dual removeable 3tb drives, so if something breaks, you can replace it).

I can not tell you how great the 2big is. It works seamlessly with the MBP and it is fast, and it turns on when you plug your computer in and turns off when you unplug it. It just is an all arround killer device. I would suggest looking to see what the Seagate alternative to the 2big series is, or looking at a 2big 4tb.

If you want something safe, get a raid drive. I have this one, I love it. $299 for 2tb raid 1.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/usb/raid_1/Gmax

If you just want a drive to keep stuff on, just pick up a 1tb/2tb drive you'll have plenty of space, like this. $150-200 total
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB

Sorry about the repost...

And sorry Evan, i dont know if i agree on that one. The little 1/2 tb usb3 drives are ok but arent reliable.

I would go with a LaCie.

EDolloStoneSorry about the repost...

And sorry Evan, i dont know if i agree on that one. The little 1/2 tb usb3 drives are ok but arent reliable.

I would go with a LaCie.

What? did you even click my links?

EDolloStoneSorry about the repost...

And sorry Evan, i dont know if i agree on that one. The little 1/2 tb usb3 drives are ok but arent reliable.

I would go with a LaCie.

Honestly there are just as many horror stories about LaCie drives as there are any other brands. Hard drives are just something where some last forever no issues, and some just don't work. At least thats how I feel about them. LaCie just has good marketing and flashiness to their products. Yes they produce good stuff, but there are other options. And unless you're making a fair amount off your video work, your setup seems a bit overkill.

Me personally since I only do some freelance video, and then my own projects I just have two externals. One 1Tb and one 500GB. And backup between them. Sure one day I'll want a BUS powered efficient RAID setup, but for my situation it does fine with the volume of work I do. I guess just look at what you really NEED vs. what you really WANT.

Directly addressing your post, don't go wireless for editing. You could get a wireless drive if you just wanted to store stuff but I wouldn't want to edit off of that. Probably more headache than its worth. I'd have a plugin to edit off of.

SKI.INGHonestly there are just as many horror stories about LaCie drives as there are any other brands. Hard drives are just something where some last forever no issues, and some just don't work. At least thats how I feel about them. LaCie just has good marketing and flashiness to their products. Yes they produce good stuff, but there are other options. And unless you're making a fair amount off your video work, your setup seems a bit overkill.

Me personally since I only do some freelance video, and then my own projects I just have two externals. One 1Tb and one 500GB. And backup between them. Sure one day I'll want a BUS powered efficient RAID setup, but for my situation it does fine with the volume of work I do. I guess just look at what you really NEED vs. what you really WANT.

Directly addressing your post, don't go wireless for editing. You could get a wireless drive if you just wanted to store stuff but I wouldn't want to edit off of that. Probably more headache than its worth. I'd have a plugin to edit off of.

Yea, I'm kind of in the same boat.
I've had good luck with Western Digital MyPassport drives. I have 2 and one is just a backup of the other. They're less than $100 for 2TB.

Blake.PSo I purchased a new mbp today, with a 228 ssd drive. While this is enough for any daily use, I will run into space issues with photos and videos (I knew this when I bought it). I already have a 1tb drive that I use as a system backup drive, but I'm looking for a secondary external for photos and videos and stuff like that. I'm basically just looking for a way to have easy access to these files when I need to (mostly at home, anything else and I'll move them to the computer). Any recommendations? Thoughts on wireless drives that can automatically connect when I'm home and working on editing? I know there are tons of options, I've just never had to use something like this in the past.

Before giving out any recommendations, what year and model is your MBP and also what is your price range for a hard drive? Will this HDD be strictly for archiving, editing, or a little of both? If your looking for a drive you can edit off of, you want to make sure you are getting enough speed from the drive in order to be able to edit efficiently enough without the drive slowing you down. Once provided with the appropriate information I can go ahead and give you a list of recommend drives.

xnick11Before giving out any recommendations, what year and model is your MBP and also what is your price range for a hard drive? Will this HDD be strictly for archiving, editing, or a little of both? If your looking for a drive you can edit off of, you want to make sure you are getting enough speed from the drive in order to be able to edit efficiently enough without the drive slowing you down. Once provided with the appropriate information I can go ahead and give you a list of recommend drives.

Brand new 2015 retina mbp 15". I plan on using my current 1tb drive for archiving so I'm looking for something that I can store media files on for editing. Price isn't so much an issue, I don't want to spend a ton but I'd be willing to drop 200 for a good solution (or more if absolutely necessary)

Blake.PBrand new 2015 retina mbp 15". I plan on using my current 1tb drive for archiving so I'm looking for something that I can store media files on for editing. Price isn't so much an issue, I don't want to spend a ton but I'd be willing to drop 200 for a good solution (or more if absolutely necessary)

Thanks for providing me with more information Blake! If you are just looking to store media I think the Guardian Maximus from OWC will suite your needs well. Its a RAID1 configuration meaning that half of your storage space is used for working, and the other half is being mirror so that everything is backed up. If you have 2gb in the array, then only 1gb is being used and the other 1gb is being mirrored or backed up. Once the drives are full you can swap out and add in a new one. The HDD in this system are much cheaper to purchase. The fastest port in the drive for you will be USB 3.0.

I'll suggest anything from G-Technology or Western Digital. LaCie is a great brand as well, but I have had bad luck with their drives in the past so no longer purchase them.

There's much to explain about storage solutions, so I am not going to go in depth about every detail. Here's a quick explanation that may help you pick out the right storage solution for you.

Being that you have a 2015 MBP, it has 2x Thunderbolt ports, and 1x USB port. Thunderbolt is still new to the computer world, but it will give you the fastest connection out there. USB 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 are not by any means a standard connection in the film world. People still swear by using eSATA, but thunderbolt still beats out that connection. Anyways.... you get what you pay for. In your price range of $200; if you want a drive that will give you slower speeds with more storage, look for something that has a USB 3.0 connection. If you want a faster drive with less amount of storage space go for a drive that has a thunderbolt connection. Thunderbolt is also meant to be daisy chained, but USB 3.0 is not. Also keep note of the speed of the drive, 7200 RPM drives are typically faster than a 5400 RPM drive. HDD as gone down in price tremendously over the years, but is still not cheap!

Sorry if I was not able to provide you with a specific model of hard drive. Do some searching around to see what might suite your needs best. Hard drives are very important in the post production world! We can't let these things fail! It's alway a good idea to have your media/project backed up in 2-3 places, incase one drive fails!

Hope this helps and happy editing!

i use a few of these, they work especially well with usb3.0 and firewire 800 which allows for daisy-chaining, and the faster 7200rpm disk speed of the drive allows for faster data rates and allows for easier transfer, or work straight from the drive. there are updated and larger versions that also have thunderbolt compatibility

http://www.g-technology.com/products/g-drive-mini-1-tb-external-desktop-hard-drive

139.95 for 500gb and 179.95 for 1tb