recommended external firewire hard drives?

[jolla]

hey there
what external firewire hard drives would you guys recommend for recording?
ive seen some lacie ones. anyone have experience with those?
thanks
jo

[mpedrummer]

www.otherworldcomputing.com

Even though it looks like a Mac site, the Mercury Elite Pro is what you want.

[rolandk]

If you are low on cash and have an extra internal IDE hdd laying around this is cool and only costs $35:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDe ... 339&depa=0

I just got one last week and its working great so far. Haven't pushed it hard yet but I was able to use it directly with PTLE 6.4 Win. It's mainly used as a backup hdd and for mixing/tracking at other studios.

[aishabag23]

i like the EZQuest drives....

[brew]

If you are low on cash and have an extra internal IDE hdd laying around this is cool and only costs $35

Actually, ALL "FireWire" drives are just IDE drives in a case, so keep that in mind before you go spending crazy money. I've been thinking about this same issue and I'm looking at the Wiebetech line right now. They have a few interesting models, especially the drive docks which let you just plug in a free IDE. We have one at work and it's pretty slick. Can be somewhat noisy without a box so I'm considering one of their cases too. They are rated pretty quick.

http://www.wiebetech.com/home.php

Lacie has those cool Porsche brushed metal cases which are pretty nice too and not too expensive.