From: brian@totaltraining.com
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Subject: Re[2]: [AE] Who uses global performance cache in AE and best way to set this
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Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:40:29 +0000
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The new macs also support USB3 which should be plenty fast for video. I=20
edit off of USB3 drives all the time.

------ Original Message ------
From: "Robert Houghton" <gfxguy74@gmail.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: 3/24/2014 6:20:13 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] Who uses global performance cache in AE and best way=20
to set this up?

>That's my other system, Macbook pro (mid 2012). It's a good little=20
>slugger when I can't lug the big box around. I'll have to keep an eye=20
>open for a sale although if my Win 7 install continues to act up this=20
>might happen sooner rather than later.
>
>Thanks for the advice Teddy, Brian. If anything like Brian said, I can=20
>probably get an external enclosure although thunderbolt enclosures are=20
>horribly pricey still if I go Mac.
>
>     -Rob
>
>On 3/24/2014 2:55 PM, Teddy Gage wrote:
>>Honestly that system probably still outclasses all but the high end=20
>>macbook and mac pro. Get a 512 GB SSD. Don't look back. The SSD boot=20
>>drive + SSD cache makes a huge difference in performance and render=20
>>speed. SSD's last longer than HDDs anyway. I'd highly recommend the=20
>>Samsung EVO pro line, I get over 600 / 500 MB ps read / write on a=20
>>single SATA III drive.
>>
>>I recently did that same upgrade to my oldest workstation that now is=20
>>my home theater pc / server, and it went from over a 3 minute cold=20
>>startup to under 40 seconds
>>
>
>
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