Internal or External?

Richiev4 · 12 Apr 2018 at 15:19

Hi All

I Have 2 old 200GB 2.5" 720rpm HDD from my old lap laptop and am looking to do some video editing

My question is this, do I get a couple of caddies and connect them via my USB 3.0 on my new laptop or just use the internal drive which is only 5400rpm?

Thanks
Richard

Schizo · 12 Apr 2018 at 15:28

Caddies,I've got 3 caddies now and just get them out when needed.

Richiev4 · 12 Apr 2018 at 15:38

Which would be faster for video editing?

mrbazmondo · 12 Apr 2018 at 16:09

I'd keep them all for achieving and put an SSD in the laptop big enough to edit on.

CaptainCrash · 12 Apr 2018 at 18:34

Richiev4 said:
Which would be faster for video editing?

It depends on the quality of the bridging chip in the USB enclosure, but generally I'd go with the internal native SATA interface for speed and reliability, even with a slower RPM drive (especially if it's newer and larger). What you could do, though, is use one USB drive for the source material, and the internal HDD as the destination drive, so you get them both working concurrently when you're editing. You could use the second USB drive as a backup or for archiving the postprocessed stuff.

That said, upgrading your new laptop with a decent sized SSD would make your life much, much easier.

mrbazmondo · 12 Apr 2018 at 18:38

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x TeamGroup 480GB L5 Lite SSD 2.5" SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive= £109.99

Total: £118.69 (includes shipping: £8.70)

Spinning disks in laptops suck up so much time. It'll be like a new laptop if you change to an SSD.