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Thanks, Per - only 2 inputs. I thought the heating issue might be the reason for not recommending 7200RPM drives, and there is no fan, just cooling fins, or so I believe. On Nov 19, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Per Boysen wrote: > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:36 PM, doc rossi <docittern@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Thanks, Marcus - I never thought to check Wikipedia for Mac info. >> I'll repeat a couple of previous questions in case anyone here >> knows - is >> 5400 RPM fast enough for audio recording without dropouts, and why >> doesn't >> Apple recommend 7200RPM for MacBooks? I have tried asking Apple, >> but it is >> very difficult to get an answer on a question like this - or at >> least I >> haven't been able to find one. >> Thank you. > > > Impossible to answer such a question, since you are not telling us how > many channels you intend to record at the same time? 5400 RPM drives > use to be fine for ten to twenty channels, at least when using Logic. > For live looping you are only using two stereo channels at a time - > one for inputting your live playing and one for playing back the > output (loops plus live playing), so I'd say that the margins are > pretty generous. > > Usually people recommend 7200RPM drives because they not only record > more channels at a time but also makes the system and applications > feel more snappy in use. But I must say that I personally appreciate > 5400RPM drives because they don't make so much noise. The noise > doesn't come directly form the drive though but from the fans needed > to cool it off. Laptop heating issues also has to do with the CPU and > maybe other things as well. My Centrino PC laptop roars like a > fighting cat all the time while my MacBook just hums. This is > something I didn't know about before finding out by my own experience, > because usually people don't care (if they are not musicians). I'd > definitely try to look into the noise issue before buying any > computer, not only laptops. Check at fora or hardware test sites. Or > go to a computer store and boot up a machine and listen to it when put > under pressure (opening huge pictures or playing back video etc) > > -- > Greetings from Sweden > > Per Boysen > www.boysen.se (Swedish) > www.looproom.com (international) > www.myspace.com/perboysen > www.stockholm-athens.com >