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    vostro 1500 - confirm firewire capture of minidv?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by colorebel, Sep 16, 2007.

  1. colorebel

    colorebel Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm trying to solidify which laptop to purchase between Dell, HP, and Lenovo, each with its own pros and cons -- my main concern being getting XP over Vista.

    On the Dell Vostro 1500 series my only concern is that they only offer 5400rpm drives instead of 7200. Anyone with a 1500 running XP able to confirm whether or not they can capture minidv through firewire without any dropped frames? Worst case I continue to capture to my external drive, but would love to confirm if the 5400rpm will work. Thanks!
     
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    mux1 Notebook Consultant

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    That's a good question... I just upgraded my Sony Vegas to v8, and installed it on my Vostro 1500. I haven't yet tried to capture video, will likely do so in the next week or two. I first started capturing video with an desktop in 2001, with a n old HDD, long before I upgraded to a 7200 RPM drive. I had no problems then unless I tried playing MP3's and browsing the web while capturing. So I'm hoping my much newer 5400 RPM laptop drive is a bit quicker.
     
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    mux1, I'd appreciate in advance you taking the time to test out firewire capturing and reporting back any findings you might have. I have an old Inspiron 5100 where firewire capture usually resulted in dropped frames unless I used an external 7200 rpm drive. That hard drive itself is not sounding great these days and I'm expecting it to go out. If I have to buy another external because the internal won't cut it, I can live with that but I'd love to know in advance what I'm up against. Thanks!
     
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    colorebel Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just in case anyone else might be searching for the same information, I've confirmed no dropped frames in doing a firewire capture on a Vostro 1500 with their standard 5400 rpm drive.
     
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    Just wanted to provide an update:

    I've been able to capture DV from my older Sony cam and HDV from my newer Sony cam with no issues. I've transferred 4 hours of video over firewire with no problems (using Sony Vegas Pro 8).

    System: Vostro 1500 - T7300, 2GB DDR2, 120GB 5400RPM Drive, Vista
     
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