Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, I have added such drives to my Win XP machine, and I have to initialize the drive and assign a drive letter. Maybe someone can advise whether or not your system requires something similar, or whether it can just be plugged in. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Computer Question > Thanks, Brian. I'll look into the Seagate drives. The little Samsung > 256GB external SSD drive hooks up to the eSata port on my laptop and uses > two USB cables for power. I had planned to put the LR catalog on it and > use it for a scratch disk, but I can't get the computer to recognize that > it is there. > > Tina > > > On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Brian Reid > <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>wrote: > >> In the world of speedup, nothing is faster than its slowest part. >> SSD drives are very fast, but USB is very slow, and if you connect an SSD >> drive with a USB cable you will have a hard time seeing a difference. >> >> I like the article to which Geoff referred you. >> >> I have a computer with 2 SSD internal drives and 2 mechanical internal >> drives and I have had a very hard time getting applications to use the >> SSD >> drives to their advantage. Photoshop CS6, which is my primary tool, gets >> it >> right, but Lightroom isn't as willing to use some drive other than the >> one >> it wants to. >> >> I suspect that the Seagate hybrid drives would be best for speeding up a >> laptop. >> >> http://www.seagate.com/**internal-hard-drives/laptop-** >> hard-drives/laptop-solid-**state-hybrid-drive/<http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/laptop-hard-drives/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/> >> >> They might even be better for my computer but I haven't had time to plan >> a >> migration to them. They are a nifty combination of SSD and mechanical >> drives that do all of the speedup magic inside them. >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> >> more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >