Do the internal hard disk speed matter when recording to a external one?

[MindMunch]

I´m in the market for a new notebook for audio and I need it to be able to track up to six tracks at once.

There´s one model here with i7 CPU with a really good price, but the internal hard disk has only 5400 rpm.

I´m going to record the tracks to a fast external eSata hard disk, but use the internal hard disk to run the operational system, DAW, etc.

My question is: Will the slow internal hard disk be a problem, or only the external hard disk needs to be fast?

 

[greyskull]

It's not ideal, but not the end of the world. You can always upgrade the internal hard drive later.

 

[MindMunch]

It's not ideal, but not the end of the world. You can always upgrade the internal hard drive later.

Thanks for the reply, I was almost bumping it : D

I think I will do what you say, I just hope the 5400 system hard disk can handle the task without dropouts until I can upgrade it.

 

[jipchen]

Thanks for the reply, I was almost bumping it : D

I think I will do what you say, I just hope the 5400 system hard disk can handle the task without dropouts until I can upgrade it.

Since you're only using it to run the DAW itself, and not recording the tracks on it I don't see how this could be a problem. The harddisk isn't too slow to run the software after all. I did it myself and even with drum recordings it didn't make any problems. Plus it was no eSata but a Firewire harddisk, daisy-chained to my interface. The internal was also a 5400rpm HDD (Seagate afair). So yeah, I think you'll be good with your setup.

 

[MindMunch]

Since you're only using it to run the DAW itself, and not recording the tracks on it I don't see how this could be a problem. The harddisk isn't too slow to run the software after all. I did it myself and even with drum recordings it didn't make any problems. Plus it was no eSata but a Firewire harddisk, daisy-chained to my interface. The internal was also a 5400rpm HDD (Seagate afair). So yeah, I think you'll be good with your setup.

Awesome news, that´s exactly what I was hoping to hear