i store all my vids and vobs on about 15 hardirves ranging from 500, 750,1000 GBs.

my main gig video drive is a 1.5TB maxtor (which i thought died tonite but it didn't).

using 2 thermaltake blacxs, a jump drive, dropbox, aim or adium, i transfer files.

Does that create any issues with serato pulling information on the files when you switch?

sorta...the only thing is that cues, loops and what not haven't been following the file.
you just have to move the other files that stores that info.

I sorte all my vobs on an external hd. Have all my mp4s on an internal 500gb, gonna upgrade to a 1tb internal soon

Audio on my internal 500gig, mp4s on a 1TB external. Vobs are on an external connected to my Time Capsule.

Are you guys using itunes to sort these separate hd's? How are you getting it to work properly if you are?

Which 1tb internal is running great on a mbp?

Drobo's at the office, Firewire 500gig on the road

I use iTunes only for my music. Because I've moved to 95% video only for djing (by premixing/mashups so I don't have to live), I simply use serato to organize my videos.

raid 5 + 1 server at the house. 1tb external usb 2.0 with fans for the road.

iTunes doesn't touch my video library. I have my mp3 files stored in iTunes, but I don't use it with SSL. I manually imported everything into SSL and iTunes both. I hate the way iTunes stores and manages music so I prefer to do it myself.

Currently there is only one...the wd 12.5mm 2.5".

I use an external 1.5tb for backup and and onboard 750G from MCE www.mcetech.com

This wont fit in the 15" unibody i dont think, could be wrong

it does.

it does...i've installed 3

I read of slow read write problems with a 1tb from another thread from a poster. Are you guys experiencing the same? About to but one but might as will get the 1tb of out works great. Wd scorpio?

If you really need the full 1tb of space now, there's really no choice.

If you can get by with 750gb for now, I think the 2-platter (regular-height) 750gb WD drive is a much better idea.

Note that in either case, you would need to install "hdapm" and create a LaunchDaemon to set the hdapm level to "max". Otherwise performance will be affected and the drive is likely to fail prematurely from accumulating a lot of load cycles very quickly. This issues affects other drives from other manufacturers as well.

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i have a 500 gb lacie :)

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raid 100?

Take that to gigs with you too?
haha.

I use the drobo for home storage of edits and raw files.

if you got a bad ass rack case you could do it

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Comes with power supply

Haha I wouldn't want to drag this thing to gigs! Although it'd be no different than carrying crates back in the day I suppose! But no, gig drive is just a 1.5tb Seagate external. This is strictly for archival of VOBs/edits and, of course, a backup of MP4s.

Well years ago I had a video collection that was only 1.5tb also.
And yes, it travels quite nicely and I have two.

I did rivet a handle to the top of it to which I loop and strap the power and usb cables for travel. It sits on the floor under the set up and is totally out of sight.
Has a built in power supply.

Oh, and I forgot to mention, loading out after a gig I had a lighting bag with a strap under it and when I in my haste grabbed the bag, the dock took a 4' dive to the concrete.

The aluminum case protected it completely and to this day it lives. (but is the reason I own two now just for shits sake).

The beauty of this kind of "server" is that updating databases is a snap, slide it in, slide it out...