Hey all,
I have a MacBook Pro with a 160 GB drive. The machine is very well kept, has a Live 9 on it, plus an appreciable amount of sample libraries (for what I use), and I'm still only using less than half of the drive. I know the general consensus is to have the OS drive, then sample drives, and possibly an audio drive. Since I'm using the space efficiently, I'm tossing around the idea of just getting a larger SSD drive and keeping everything on that. Comments...things I'm missing?
Thanks,
Donny
SSD Notebook Question
SSD Notebook Question
Macbook Pro, MAC OS X 10.8.4, 8 GB RAM
Ableton Live 9
Oxygen 8 V2, 61
JBL 4326, Audio Technica ATH-M50, AKG K240S
https://soundcloud.com/donny-collins
Ableton Live 9
Oxygen 8 V2, 61
JBL 4326, Audio Technica ATH-M50, AKG K240S
https://soundcloud.com/donny-collins
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jestermgee
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Re: SSD Notebook Question
If you are really using half of a 160GB drive currently then shooting for a 250/320GB SSD drive should allow you to throw it all on there without issue. If you can then why not?
I think the main reason people segregate their sample library's onto a separate disk is because of size. If you have large sample based plugins (Omnisphere/Komplete etc) then even 250GB is tiny. I guess you also need to consider if you will move in the direction of ever adding larger library's.
I still run standard HDDs in my rigs but in my HTPC machine I upgraded the system to SSD and it has me considering doing the same to my studio machines as the load times and programs run just so much faster. When I have the need for speed I will shell out the cash.
I think the main reason people segregate their sample library's onto a separate disk is because of size. If you have large sample based plugins (Omnisphere/Komplete etc) then even 250GB is tiny. I guess you also need to consider if you will move in the direction of ever adding larger library's.
I still run standard HDDs in my rigs but in my HTPC machine I upgraded the system to SSD and it has me considering doing the same to my studio machines as the load times and programs run just so much faster. When I have the need for speed I will shell out the cash.