MacPro overhaul needed?

November 9, 2009 · Filed Under Apple stuff 

This post from the Cult of Mac has got me thinking.

My current day to day machine is a very capable MacPro: 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors, 12Gb RAM and the ATI Radeon X1900 XT graphics card.

I have a 1TB drive which holds the OS + all my media (photos, music, movies, business files etc). This is replicated with a Super Duper 1TB external drive + a 1 TB Time Machine Drive. I also have  500Gb internal drive with various bits and bobs on.

So, the idea – move all media onto some new external drives and install a fresh copy of Snow Leopard onto a WD Velociraptor 320 Gb 10,000rpm drive. Then connect up the external drives with iTunes media, Lightroom, iPhoto etc.

I remember giving the MacPro an overhaul a few years ago and spoke with the very wise Richard about this. I’m pretty sure my current setup is what we agreed on, as the best possible setup for backup purposes. I’m now wanting OS speed, but can I have both?

If you can spare a few minutes readers, I would appreciate your ideas, and also, if possible, the best way to go about setting up a new ‘Raptor drive as the main OS drive (I’m already getting confused just thinking about it!). Thanks!

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4 Responses to “MacPro overhaul needed?”

  1. mossman on November 9th, 2009 4:14 pm

    Hey John,

    Yes, “Considered” but nothing more at the moment due to some bad reports and hearing that they are not infallible (Ok, nothing is, but generally not as good as they should be).

    Have you used one?

    J

  2. mossman on November 11th, 2009 5:13 pm

    I did try Mozy but found it incredibly slow. I’m using BackBlaze on the Air.

    I really want to give the main OS a boost and so need a really quick drive. If the Velociraptor came in a 1TB format I would be laughing, and could keep the same backup setup.

    I wonder what is the quickest 1TB drive available?
    Anyone?!

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