So I've burned through my 160GB HD with RAW images in about 3 months.
I was looking into possible alternatives and wanted some input from others here.
I have a MBP 2.4 with 4GB RAM and its attached to an EIZO monitor. Lightroom and Photoshop work very well. I just need more space. I've already used a 300GB external drive with photo back ups for the last 7 years.
Here's my proposed solution
1. WiebeTech has a Silver SATA II where I can RAID 1 two 500GB drives (1TB total).
2. Connect the RAID to the MBP from the Express Card slot (essentially an eSATA RAID)
My question
1. Can I boot my MBP from the eSATA via the Express 34 slot?
2. Can I run Lightroom and PS from here without performance issues?
3. Anyone with concerns or alterative solutions?
Asher, you mentioned previously that you had connected 2 500 drives from OWC as a SATA via Express to your 17in MBP. Do you boot into it or just use it as a back up solution?
Regards,
I was looking into possible alternatives and wanted some input from others here.
I have a MBP 2.4 with 4GB RAM and its attached to an EIZO monitor. Lightroom and Photoshop work very well. I just need more space. I've already used a 300GB external drive with photo back ups for the last 7 years.
Here's my proposed solution
1. WiebeTech has a Silver SATA II where I can RAID 1 two 500GB drives (1TB total).
2. Connect the RAID to the MBP from the Express Card slot (essentially an eSATA RAID)
My question
1. Can I boot my MBP from the eSATA via the Express 34 slot?
2. Can I run Lightroom and PS from here without performance issues?
3. Anyone with concerns or alterative solutions?
Asher, you mentioned previously that you had connected 2 500 drives from OWC as a SATA via Express to your 17in MBP. Do you boot into it or just use it as a back up solution?
Regards,