mac mini FW800?
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- blackspade
maybe this is a stupid question, any idea if there is anyway to hack, or add on an external Firewire 800 port to a mac mini?I need to install Logic 8, but not enough room on the mini's HD, have an external 1TB HD with FW800, but since the mini doesnt support it, im worried running the jam packs via FW400 will be too slow ?
- dskz0
400 not too slow
- blackspade0
so if i upgrade my logic 7 - 8 with the bar bones, and install everything else on my external via FW 400 it should still be ok u reackon ?
- dskz0
400 should be fine in my accounts but I have used reason
- horton0
FW400 is pretty good... i believe people used to edit video on it, back in the old days.
- dskz0
way back in the day
- blackspade0
ok for some reason I had this feeling it wasnt gonna keep up, and might stall things during bouncing etc. guess im wrong
- rafalski0
There are simple hardware hacks to connect sATA drives to minis.
I wouldn't recommend putting apps on an external. It will be slow.
2.5" internal drives are so cheap now, upgrading it to a big fast (7200) drive is prolly the best solution. I just bought a 320GB/7200 Seagate for MacBook for €80, 5400's should be even cheaper.
- well the app itself wouldnt be external, only the fucking huge jampack monsters, 40+ gigsblackspade
- ok yeah thats what i thought you were describing.. i think it'd be fine no problemo.. worth a try?horton
- rafalski0
Just try it via 400 then and dont' worry until it is actually slow.
Minis are quite upgradeable: Processor up to 2.33 C2D, RAM up to 2/3GB (depending on model), hard drives as you please, wi-fi up to N.. The video board is what you're stuck with.
- blackspade0
yea im looking at a new laptop once new macbook pros are out try score second hand or current model for cheap, but for now its man mini intel.
Yea just had confirmed on Logic help forum that it should be fine. prob shoulda posted there first! thanks all!
- chossy0
weird I just picked up a package sent to me from some company and in it was a 400 - 800 cable or vice versa anyway it is possible if you only have an 800 slot :)
- i thnk vice versa yea. only 400 slot unfortunately.blackspade
- MediaPimp0
FW 400 will be fine. If anything gets in the way, it'll be the mac mini.
- sweet yea aware of what the mini can handle with logic. ok for light draft demos/ideasblackspade